一名22岁的妇女被误诊数月后,才被告知患有第4阶段癌症,敦促年轻人相信自己的本能。 A 22-year-old woman was misdiagnosed for months before being told she had stage 4 cancer, urging young people to trust their instincts.

Emma Herring,一位来自Durham的22岁光学助理,连续数月被医生解职,胸部疼痛长达数月之久,其症状可归因于焦虑、肌肉拉扯或年龄所致关节炎。 Emma Herring, a 22-year-old optical assistant from Durham, was repeatedly dismissed by doctors over months of chest pain, with symptoms attributed to anxiety, a pulled muscle, or arthritis due to her age. 2025年11月,在成像显示胸部和颈部有大肿瘤并蔓延到淋巴结后,她被诊断患有第4阶段强性癌症。 In November 2025, she was diagnosed with stage 4 aggressive cancer after imaging revealed large tumors in her chest and neck and spread to her lymph nodes. 通过电话提供的诊断结果给她留下了心理创伤,迫使她暂停独立、职业和生育计划。 The diagnosis, delivered over the phone, left her traumatized and forced her to pause her independence, career, and fertility plans. 她现在敦促年轻人,特别是妇女,相信自己的本能,寻求第二见解,强调在诊断年轻病人方面系统性的拖延。 She now urges young people, especially women, to trust their instincts and seek second opinions, highlighting systemic delays in diagnosing young patients.