Teenager died of rare cancer six months after she was given painkillers for ‘back pain’
By Miranda Larbi, Digital Health & Fitness ReporterA TEEN has tragically passed away after her back pain turned out to be a rare form of cancer.
And after they didn't seem to work, medics decided that the teen should have an X-ray to find out exactly what was going on.Her results confirmed that Elisha didn't have a slipped disc or a back injury - she had a rare form of cancer called undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma.Six-and-a-half months later, Elisha was dead.
"Apart from a bit of a bad back that we put down to where she was working, Elisha had no other symptoms."An undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma is an aggressive form of cancer that usually forms in the muscles attached to bones.In around half of cases, soft tissue sarcomas start in the leg or arm and usually present as a lump that won't go away.
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