Young man given devastating diagnosis after putting weight loss down to stress

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A young man was given a devastating diagnosis after putting down their weight loss to work related stress. Keeslee Lanfear saw doctors multiple times over a two month period before being given then Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis in May this year.

The 22-year-old started having symptoms of stomach and back pain in March this year, leading to a visit to the GP. Keeslee had been experiencing weight loss months before this however.

He thought this was just caused by the stress of working as a wedding planner, but on reflection knows this could have been a sign of the cancer. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. After numerous blood tests with the GP he was referred to hospital for scans and tests.

These didn't reveal the cancer until a golf-ball sized lump on the side of his neck led to a biopsy. Keeslee told WalesOnline: "I had this little feeling in the top of my tummy, it wasn't anything, it was a little feeling like having a butterfly but it wasn't fluttering it was just sat there.