Trans Chicagoan details long battle with mysterious symptoms before cancer diagnosis

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date June 24, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 24, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-cancer-report-reveals-major-progress-disparities-in-research-and-care/3953259/

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A Chicagoan forced to beg doctors for help with mysterious health issues for nearly a year before she was finally diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma at age 21 is sharing the story of her fight and why she thinks her symptoms were ignored. Despite "living off inhalers" and going through a handful of d...