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Rhianna Thomas:
girl’s golf ball-sized lump on head is rare bone cancer.
A girl told a golf ball-sized spot on her head was a harmless lump was shocked to find it was a rare bone cancer.
Rhianna Thomas, 24, baffled doctors after the lump grew to a massive size over seven month. Surgeons operated after Rhianna was told the growth could be caused by a cluster of blood cells under her sculp. But medics then discovered it was Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer that has affected just 30 people worldwide. Rhianna, from Builth Wells, Wales, said: “I couldn’t take it in because it was such a huge shock. “Not knowing what was going to happen was pretty scary. “I had to have part of my head shaved. I loved my hair and would spend hours straightening and going to the hairdressers having it coloured. “But I knew losing my hair was the least of my worries. After the operation my head was bandaged up for a week so I couldn’t see it. “Thankfully the operation was successful and all the cancer was removed and the doctors able to obtain a clear margin around where the cancer had been.” Rihanna is now about to start chemo and radiotherapy sessions but has been told her prognosis is good. And she said of losing her red hair.
“On the bright side I’m saving time not having to do my hair each morning and I haven’t had any bad hair days. “Hats have become my new best friend and I have at least 15 different ones. I am saving a fortune on going to the hairdressers too. “I might invest in a blonde wig soon but for the moment the hats are keeping my head warm.” A side effect of the cancer treatment is infertility so Rhianna has been given £3,000 of NHS funding to freeze her eggs. The fashion marketing graduate said: “I do want children in the future and I joke that if Olly Murs is around please feel free to come and donate! “The most important thing to me is keeping my sense of humour. I try to laugh a lot and stay positive. “I want to travel when my treatment is over and go to America. My cancer has put everything into perspective and makes me realise that I have to live for today.”SPOILER (clicca per visualizzare)
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RHIANNA THOMAS: golf ball-sized lump on head is bone cancerGirl’s golf ball-sized lump on head is rare bone cancer |
