Jake Spencer has shared his story to raise awareness and empower people to seek a second opinion.
A man whose cancer was missed when he was a teenager has urged people to seek a second opinion if they are worried they have been misdiagnosed.But three years later it was discovered he had a rare and aggressive synovial sarcoma tumour, which had spread to his lungs.
Sciatica is where the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back to your feet, is irritated or compressed, according to the NHS.Jake SpencerAfter a diagnosis of sciatica, he underwent physiotherapy, x-rays and shockwave therapy. He said: "It was genuinely terrifying. You think it would happen to someone else. It was really hard to hear."But in a check-up - while he was at university and during the pandemic - a shadow was spotted on his lungs. Doctors found another sarcoma tumour and in May 2020 he had an operation to remove it."It was a really hard experience, particularly through Covid.
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