Bronwyn Grout was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and told she wouldn’t live past five years. She is one of just 15 per cent who is still alive after ten. Researchers have found a remarkable combination of genetic mutations linking these ‘exceptional survivors’.
Bronwyn Grout was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and told she wouldn’t live past five years. She is one of just 15 per cent who is still alive after ten. Researchers have found a remarkable combination of genetic mutations linking these ‘exceptional survivors’.
Shock symptom that led to 22-year-old s cancer diagnosis: I was freaking out
23 Feb, 2021 12:40 AM
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By: Charis Chang
Stomach pain is an easy symptom to dismiss, especially among young people, and it was not something Chloe Spitalnic was worried about when she first experienced it one morning last year.
The 22-year-old is lactose and fructose intolerant, so she thought the pain was related to her digestion. But after six days of on-and-off pain, the Melbourne resident was encouraged by her mum and sister to see a GP as they thought it might be an ovarian cyst, which is quite common.