Girl, 12, is found with cancerous tumors 'crushing her heart and windpipe' <after doctors initially dismissed symptoms as viral infection then blamed COVID - Jellyfish.NEWS

Girl diagnosed with cancer after GP dismissed lumps as viral infection

A lump on the neck of Imogen Selvester, a young girl from Tamworth, Staffordshire which medics…

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Doctors initially thought lumps on Imogen Selvester’s neck were due to a virus
However, scans revealed it was a type of cancer crushing her heart and windpipe
The 12-year-old is now undergoing chemotherapy to get the tumors to shrink

A schoolgirl was found to have cancerous tumors ‘crushing her heart and windpipe’ after a GP initially dismissed her symptoms as a viral infection.

Imogen Selvester, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, was rushed to hospital on June 6 after her mother noticed she had turned ‘yellow’. Chest X-rays revealed she had a cluster of tumors.

It followed months of NHS waits and missed opportunities to catch the 12-year-old’s cancer early.

Back in February, Imogen went to the GP complaining of itchy skin, night sweats and fatigue. Her mother, Natalie Bloxham, also noticed unusual lumps on her neck.

Their doctor thought Imogen had a viral infection and told them to come back three weeks later if her symptoms hadn’t improved.

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