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Rhabdomyosarcoma: Young mum with ultra rare form of cancer thought deadly tumour was a cheek ulcer – 7NEWS.com.au
After a series of doctors appointments were cancelled due to the pandemic, Kimberley Eccles, 23, faced a devastating diagnosis.
A young mum has been given a 1 per cent chance of survival after mistaking an ultra-rare form of cancer for a mouth ulcer.
Kimberley Eccles, 23, from England, noticed the lump in her left cheek growing increasingly painful over the course of the year.
But a series of appointments with doctors were cancelled due to the pandemic.
It was only when she collapsed at work that she was finally seen by a doctor in August.
And a consultation, biopsy and MRI scan revealed the worst: cancer.
The rare tissue…
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