Doctors missed 13-year-old girl's ovarian cancer
- by Lucy Laing, Daily Mail
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- 26 Feb, 2018
TEN times before finally discovering a 12-inch tumour when she was days from death
When she visited her GP complaining of stomach pain and bloating, Kayleigh Donnelly was sent home with reassurances that she just had tummy trouble.
But as her symptoms failed to subside, her mother knew something was seriously wrong with her daughter. And she was right.
At just 13 years old, Kayleigh had developed ovarian cancer – one of the youngest cases ever diagnosed – and was just days from death.
It was only when she was taken to A&E that doctors finally discovered a 12-inch tumour weighing a staggering 7lb. The cancer had already spread to her liver, spleen, bowel and pelvis.
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