I thought my itchy skin was just heat rash – but it turned out to be cancer at just 24
A YOUNG woman who thought her itchy skin was heat rash was told it was actually caused by cancer.
At just 24 years old, Evie Daniels was shocked to be diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in March 2020.
But when her symptoms continued into the winter, she thought something “wasn’t quite right”.
Evie said: “Lymphoma does not care about your age, your gender or your plans for in life. It doesn’t care about anything, it can affect anybody.
“Don’t try and ignore it in the hopes that it will go away.
“Having experienced this first hand with numerous symptoms for months and ignoring them until they became unbearable, I don’t want anyone else to go through the months of uncertainty and anxiety.”
Charlotte was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma aged 26 and feels as though GPs ignored her concerns.
She says doctors told her that she was “too young for anything serious to be wrong”.
It wasn't until Charlotte’s sister dragged her to her own local GP, where she was referred for further tests, that it was confirmed that she had advanced and progressive lymphoma.
The cancer had been there for two years and was now incurable.
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Charlotte had a 10cm tumour in her abdomen that was compressing her spine, a 3cm tumour behind her heart, and a 5cm tumour in her neck.
Her mission is to ensure everyone knows the signs and symptoms of the disease.