Scots mum in cancer warning after son's 'itchy skin' leads to diagnosis

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A mum has revealed how her teenage son's itchy skin condition turned out to be a symptom of a rare cancer. Ryan Thomson, from Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, had first began to feel unwell around Christmas time last year.

The 14-year old, who plays for Stenhousemuir FC Community 07's football team, had started to look 'sluggish' on the pitch leading mum Audrey to notice 'something wasn't right'.She was bewildered when Ryan began losing weight and suffering from itchy skin that spread across his body.Audrey believed it may be an 'allergy' and tried changing her washing detergent but Ryan's skin did not improve.

It was only when the youngster began complaining of 'swollen glands' in his neck at the end of January that his mum made an urgent GP appointment, knowing then that something wasn't right.

Within hours of seeing his doctor, Ryan was sent to Larbert Hospital where he underwent blood tests and scans. Audrey was left stunned when medics told her Ryan would need to be taken by ambulance to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for further investigation.