A gym-going lad who 'pulled a muscle' while weight lifting was horrified when the sudden lump turned out to be a fist-sized cancer mass - but has battled through to get the all-clear. Tomas Evans said that two days after working out back in June he woke up to a painful apple-sized lump on his shoulder, which he thought was just from straining himself.
The 18-year-old visited the GP and after being referred for various scans, x-rays and a biopsy, was eventually diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin Lymphoma the following month. It's an uncommon cancer that mostly affects people between the ages of 20 and 40 that develops in the lymphatic system - a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body.
The electrical installation student started chemotherapy in September and half way through his treatment received the good news that his scans are clear, and will finish his course in February. Tomas' doting mother, 38-year-old Rachael Tudor, said that it was 'heart-breaking' to watch him go through such an ordeal but that she's so proud of him and how he's coped.
