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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachael Davis

‘I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 22 after a routine eye test – one thing saved me’

A man who was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow cancer at age 22 has called on more people to sign up to the stem cell register after a transplant “saved” his life.

Raj Parmar, now 33 and living in Leicester, was diagnosed with myelofibrosis in October 2015 when an optometrist spotted blood in his eyes during a routine eye test.

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