Dad born with rare cancer gets shock diagnosis after disease 'lay dormant' for 40 years
dailyrecord.co.ukA dad born with a rare form of cancer was given a shock diagnosis after 40 years of not knowing he had the disease. Scott Brown, from Dundee, was diagnosed with Ewing-like sarcoma in March this year after noticing the abnormal growth on his lower left abdomen.
The aggressive cancer is usually found in children, however in Scott's highly unusual case, the disease lay dormant in his primitive cells until he was 40 years old.Barber shop owner Scott explained that he decided to get the lump checked after seeing a friend's Facebook post.He said: "I was lying on the sofa watching TV and I felt something in my abdomen that wasn't normally there. "I have an old friend who had something similar and I remember he put up a post on Facebook saying if you find anything to get it checked as soon as possible.
It always stuck with me, so I called the doctor the next morning."Dad-of-two Scott was referred for an ultrasound and an MRI at Ninewells Hospital, which showed he had a tumour.
The results were then sent to a Sarcoma specialist in Aberdeen, who gave Scott the devastating news that the mass was cancerous.He continued: "It didn't feel real - I was completely overwhelmed.
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