一名英国女性因飞行症状被诊断出脑肿瘤,现已缓解后积极倡导研究。
A UK woman diagnosed with a brain tumor after flight symptoms now advocates for research after achieving remission.
一名来自西米德兰的30岁妇女Abi Smith在2019年6月的一次飞行中经历双视后,被诊断为具有显微瘤脑瘤,最初被归咎于机舱压力。
A 30-year-old woman from West Midlands, Abi Smith, was diagnosed with a glioma brain tumor after experiencing double vision during a flight in June 2019, initially blamed on cabin pressure.
她的症状恶化,导致一面出现流动问题和瘫痪,最初被误诊断为中风。
Her symptoms worsened, leading to mobility issues and paralysis on one side, initially misdiagnosed as a stroke.
美国的CT扫描显示没有异常, 英国的MRI显示肿瘤有脊椎扩散。
After a U.S. CT scan showed no abnormalities, an MRI in the UK revealed the tumor with spinal spread.
尽管主肿瘤无法手术, 外科医生在2019年7月移除了脊椎部分。
Though the main tumor was inoperable, surgeons removed the spinal portion in July 2019.
她完成了放射疗法和化疗,肿瘤严重收缩。
She completed radiotherapy and chemotherapy, achieving significant tumor shrinkage.
她主张资助脑肿瘤研究资金, 支持脑肿瘤研究圣诞呼吁, 通过活动和以捐赠为主的贺卡业务, 强调脑肿瘤是40岁以下人口癌症死亡的主要原因。
Now in remission, she advocates for brain tumor research funding, supporting the Brain Tumour Research Christmas Appeal through events and a donation-based card business, emphasizing that brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in people under 40.