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But tests and a biopsy later revealed that she had aggressive stage three cancer, which can be life-threatening.Mrs Cooper said:' I just feel so lucky that Zac hit me in the chest with the ball, or I wouldn't have noticed [the lump]. I didn't feel ill and wasn't in any pain.'
She added that Zac, 15, had been worried he had caused the cancer.
Mrs Cooper said: 'At first he thought that he had caused it, so we had to reassure him. He was shocked and upset but we told him that he had found it for me. He saved my life, definitely'
The mother-of-two said: 'At first he thought that he had caused it, so we had to reassure him. He was shocked and upset but we told him that he had found it for me. He saved my life, definitely.'
Cancer Research UK says that physical injury of a breast is unlikely to result in cancer.
Instead, because the area is sore or injured, the breast itself is being examined and followed more closely than usual, and that is why breast cancer is detected, rather than it being due to the actual injury.
After 15 sessions of radiotherapy, she has been told the cancer is no longer present - and is now fundraising for cancer charities
Mrs Cooper's treatment began in September 2010 with six rounds of chemotherapy at The Christie hospital in Manchester, which specialises in cancer treatments.
She then underwent surgery to have the lump from her breast and the surrounding lymph nodes removed.
In April 2011, after 15 sessions of radiotherapy, she was told the cancer was no longer present - and says she is healthy again despite having weaker muscles.
Despite this, she ran a Cancer Research Race for Life this summer.
Just five years before, she had run the same race in aid of a colleague who lost a battle with cancer.
Mrs Cooper said: 'It felt strange doing it again after my cancer, but it was a great experience and I raised £282.'
She added that living through breast cancer had been a terrifying experience, but that her husband Darren and two children Zac and Kayley, 23, were very supportive.
She said: 'When it was confirmed I had cancer, I was just so frightened. But I was determined to beat it and I just kept positive.
'I was also really lucky to have such fantastic friends and family who supported me throughout.'
DOES INJURY CAUSE BREAST CANCER?
Generally, doctors don't believe that an injury to the breast can lead to cancer, according to Cancer Research UK.
An injury can cause fibrous scar tissue to form and this may be mistaken for cancer. Or inflammation may make a breast lump that is already there more obvious. Some women wonder if a past injury could have caused their breast cancer.
One study by scientists at the University of Lancaster found that physical trauma (a blow to the breast area) could cause breast cancer.
However, other experts contest that because of trauma to the breast, the breast itself is being examined and followed more closely than usual, and that is why breast cancer is detected, rather than it being due to the actual injury.
An injury can cause fibrous scar tissue to form and this may be mistaken for cancer. Or inflammation may make a breast lump that is already there more obvious. Some women wonder if a past injury could have caused their breast cancer.
One study by scientists at the University of Lancaster found that physical trauma (a blow to the breast area) could cause breast cancer.
However, other experts contest that because of trauma to the breast, the breast itself is being examined and followed more closely than usual, and that is why breast cancer is detected, rather than it being due to the actual injury.
Experts add that cancers are fundamentally caused by faulty or damaged genes and take a very long time to develop, and it's much more likely that injuries draw attention to tumours that are already there.
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