The young woman, Chloe Spetalnik, began to suffer from intermittent stomach cramps, and she assumed that it was due to her intolerance to eating foods that contain lactose, but it turned out that she had ovarian cancer, according to the website. “The Sun”.
The 22-year-old Australian wanted to educate others about the mysterious signs of the condition that has claimed more than 20,000 lives worldwide in 2020, according to the Global Cancer Observatory.
Chloe had started to feel a slight pain in her stomach before her illness was discovered.
And Chloe ignored the pain that was happening to her, given that she suffers from similar symptoms when she eats dairy products or fructose (fruit sugar).
After several tests, Chloe received the news that she had stage 3 ovarian cancer, which means that the disease had spread outside the pelvis.
Doctors found three large cancerous cysts, so Chloe underwent emergency surgery to remove them. It took eight weeks to recover from the operation, after which she had to learn how to walk again.
“I was in so much pain when I laughed or sneezed,” she said.
Chloe then completed four stages of chemotherapy, followed by another surgery. Three years later, Chloe’s life is back to normal.
But the high possibility of her cancer returning remains a constant source of fear for her.
2023-09-04 14:55:00
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