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What She Thought Was Allergies Was Actually Rare Blood Cancer
She says years of symptoms were mistaken for menopause and allergies before a blood test led to a CML diagnosis and chemotherapy.
- On Nov. 21, 2019, Virginie Liba was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia after four years of persistent symptoms went undetected despite countless medical appointments.
- Virginie experienced overnight sweating and a constant cough, yet medical professionals dismissed signs as early menopause or being "allergic to the weather" while she lived in London.
- After moving to Chesham, Buckinghamshire, Virginie consulted a new general practitioner who noted four years of ignored symptoms and immediately referred her for hematology testing.
- Chemotherapy treatment began immediately, causing exhaustion and hair loss; Virginie underwent seven years of medication and monthly hospital checks before completing treatment.
- Ahead of September's Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Fiona Hazell, chief executive of Leukaemia UK, encourages anyone with persistent symptoms to request a full blood count test.
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Woman Had Symptoms Attributed to Allergy and Early Menopause Before Finding Rare Cancer in the Blood
The British Virginie Liba, 49, spent four years living with symptoms that, according to her, were attributed to allergies and early menopause before discovering that she had chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a rare and slow-growing type of cancer in the blood. Mother of three children, she began to present signs of the disease in 2015, at 39 years, but was only diagnosed in November 2019. Hemolytic anemia: understand the severe disease of the king…
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