'Inspiring' young woman dies from rare tumour she initially thought was a 'insect bite'
31.01.2023 - 17:21
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A 'beautiful and inspiring' young woman has passed away from a rare form of cancer which she initially believed to simply be an 'insect' bite on her shoulder. Jenna Patel had been living her life to the full as she studied to become a primary school teacher when she received her devastating diagnosis, the Manchester Evening News reports.
She sadly died four months after her 21st birthday from an aggressive form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma which later fatally spread to her lungs. Jenna, who was from Belmont in Bolton, had spotted a lump on her shoulder in Spring 2021 after some gardening with her mum and brother.
She has visited the GP to be on the safe but assumed that the lump would just be an insect bite. Her doctor thought the lump was likely to be a cyst but sent Jenna for an ultrasound which came back inconclusive.
In the meantime, the then 20-year-old was put on an MRI waiting list and carried on with her work placement at Devonshire Primary School in Bolton. However, the lump on her shoulder continued to rapidly grow and she was sent to The Manchester Royal Infirmary in July 2021 for tests.
Jenna and her mum Priti had a sudden realisation while in the hospital corridor looking at posters about sarcomas that the student may have cancer. Jenna received her diagnosis at the same time her father Manish was only up the road being treated for lung cancer at another hospital.
Jenna was referred to The Christie hospital and put on an immediate course of chemotherapy which involved daily treatment and coming home in the evenings with chemotherapy drugs attached to her. She was told she was making good progress in the autumn time and that she should be fully recovered and ready to resume her life the following March.
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