When Carla Palmer felt a small lump on her left arm three years ago, she did what anyone would do and went to see a doctor.
The 41-year-old, from Salford, was told she probably had a swollen lymph node from a previous infection and the pea-size bump would go down over time.
But when the lump still remained six months later, a friend advised her to seek a second opinion. Unable to sleep from worry, Dolly Parton tribute act Carla went straight to A&E that night.