Love Island star Demi Jones found her life turned upside down in March this year, when she was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid.
She had found the lump in her neck two years previously, but a combination of delayed appointments due to the Covid crisis and misdiagnosis meant it wasn’t treated.
The 23-year-old required immediate surgery to remove the tumour, which has left her with a scar on her neck. She’s still waiting to hear if her treatment has been fully successful, as she prepares to take part in Strictly The Full Monty to highlight to young people not to ignore changes in their body. “I think a lot of people are actually scared,” she said. “They avoid going to the doctors, even though it’s at the back of their mind.
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