I got scalp cancer at 34 after parting my hair the same way for years, if I didn't catch it early it could have killed me: here's what you need to know
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A young woman has revealed her horror after discovering a 'pimple-like' bump on her part-line was actually skin cancer. And if she hadn't discovered it early it could have had deadly consequences. Speaking to FEMAIL, well-known sports reporter Chloe-Amanda Bailey acknowledged her cancer battle publicly for the first time.
![[The young woman said the cancer just looked like a pimple - but could have been deadly]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/02/93770679-14237889-image-a-7_1736129834967.jpg)
The 37-year-old was just 34 when she came across the pimple-like spot on her scalp. 'I found it because I am a picker,' she said. 'It started to bleed a little so I took a photo and showed my friends at work the next day, they all thought it was nothing but my gut said otherwise.'.
![[Chloe-Amanda told her friend Samantha Brett about the diagnosis - prompting Samantha to dig into cancers of the scalp and develop an SPF product to prevent them]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/02/93770675-14237889-Chloe_Amanda_told_her_friend_Samantha_Brett_about_the_diagnosis_-a-14_1736131063552.jpg)
The young woman went to her doctor who revealed it was a basal cell carcinoma and would need to be removed immediately. Ms Bailey was shocked by how nonchalant some people were about the diagnosis: 'Oh it's just a basal,' they would say. Journalist Chloe-Amanda Bailey had scalp cancer when she was just 34.
![[Chloe-Amanda said she parted her hair the same way for decades, so the same spot was damaged by the sun day-in-day-out]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/03/93772899-14237889-image-a-15_1736135650358.jpg)
The young woman said the cancer just looked like a pimple - but could have been deadly. While she acknowledges Basal Cell Carcinoma isn't as deadly as a melanoma she wants people to know they can be - especially on the scalp - and even when they aren't a death sentence they can have major implications.
![[The sports journalist got yearly skin checks but ended up finding the growth on her own]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/03/93772895-14237889-image-a-16_1736135668442.jpg)
'People lose limbs from these cancers,' she said. Her own growth was small - but she has been left with a bald, indented patch on her scalp 'the size of a 50cent piece'. 'It was a terrifying time and I felt so much shame and guilt because they are preventable,' she said.
