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Josh Luckhurst

Woman, 20, thought she had flu - then doctors said it was blood cancer

A 20-year-old woman who thought she had the flu was diagnosed with blood cancer after doctors initially told her she had a UTI.

Olivia Jennings, from Melbourne, Australia came down with flu-like symptoms for several months, a cough that she could not shake off and a lump above her collarbone which was painful to touch.

After struggling to cope with the symptoms, Olivia went to the doctor where she was initially diagnosed with a UTI despite showing no signs of the infection.

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