1. Woman endures 11 years of chemotherapy only to learn she never had brain cancer

Woman endures 11 years of chemotherapy only to learn she never had brain cancer

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  • A British woman spent 11 years on chemotherapy after being diagnosed with a brain tumour that she never actually had.
  • Becky Jones was 21 when severe migraines led to a brain scan that doctors interpreted as showing a tumour.
  • Experts later found the lesion was likely tumefactive demyelination, an inflammatory brain condition that can mimic cancer.
  • Jones is now among over 40 patients taking legal action over the diagnosis and prolonged treatment they received.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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