'I ignored three symptoms including itch - then was diagnosed with cancer in my 20s' A woman in her 20s has revealed how she ignored symptoms for a long time, assuming she was just tired and stressed, before she was diagnosed with devastating cancer.
Georgie Swallow says she ignored her itchy legs, night sweats and general feeling of exhaustion, assuming they were just par for the course, but finally went to her GP.
I went to the doctor and they thought it could be stress, allergies or urticaria but no cream or lifestyle change would make it go.
After being off work for about two weeks with a serious bout of flu I went into the office and whilst at my desk discovered a peach sized lump in the side of my neck.
Georgie said she was worried that she was “wasting everyone's time” and assumed her symptoms were nothing serious.
