A nail technician refused to give a woman a manicure after spotting something on her hand, and saved her life. Stacey Boss said she spotted a thin brown streak that had been lurking under the fake nails on her right thumb that she just shrugged off until a nail technician spotted it.
The 32-year-old says she was refused a manicure and instead advised to book an appointment with a dermatologist. The mum-of-one said she visited her GP shortly after, was referred to a dermatologist, and had her nail and part of her bone removed.
On the same day the record label owner was diagnosed with subungual melanoma - a rare type of skin cancer that occurs under the nails. Stacey, who previously had a brain tumour, said doctors have now suggested other investigations to determine whether or not the cancer has spread to other parts of her body, like her lymph nodes.
