I thought I had an ingrown hair - it turned out to be incurable cancer

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I thought I had an ingrown hair - it turned out to be incurable cancer
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WHEN he spotted a red lump on his leg, Michael Croteau dismissed it as an ingrown hair. The nursing student had also noticed his right knee was feeling tight, as were his quad muscles. But, it was …

WHEN he spotted a red lump on his leg, Michael Croteau dismissed it as an ingrown hair.Michael Croteau dismissed a red lump on his leg, thinking it was an ingrown hairIt was only as the lump appeared to grow and started to look infected that Michael began to worryBut, it was only three months later when the lump appeared to grow and looked infected, that the 21-year-old started to worry.

"I noticed a bump on the outside of my right thigh in September. I could feel it underneath the skin, it felt like there was pressure," the 21-year-old said."I had never had one, but I didn't really know what else it could be."It became raised and started to look infected. My mum suggested we go and get it looked at."

It began to change colour and I started to think it was an ingrown hair. I had never had one, but I didn’t really know what else it could be"It was something I never thought would happen to me, especially at this age. It freaked me out."

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