A STUDENT claims she was left with a melon-sized cancerous tumour that grew hair and teeth after doctors misdiagnosed her with a UTI. Mia Robins was finishing her first year of university when she began experiencing a painful pressure in her stomach . The 21-year-old then began noticing other concerning symptoms, including fatigue , weight loss and hair loss .
However, the biomedical science student said doctors dismissed these ailments with a number of diagnoses - from alopecia to anaemia to a urinary tract infection (UTI). But Mia's health continued to decline and an ultrasound in June 2022 confirmed she had ovarian cancer . Mia, who was 19 at the time, underwent emergency surgery to remove the growing tumour, which doctors said was the size of a honeydew melon and filled with hair and teeth .
And, despite her cancer returning six months later, following successful chemotherapy treatment, Mia was given the all-clear in August 2023. Now, the campaigner is urging others to always challenge medical professionals if they have concerns about their health. Mia, from Liverpool , said: "I had my appendix removed in December 2021 and began experiencing pain the next month.
"I would wake up in pain like I needed the toilet straight away. "I felt a lot of pressure and was dying to go to the bathroom but it would go away as soon as I went to the toilet. "I was also sleeping for like 12 or 13 hours a day and kept sleeping in for work.
"I wasn't really eating either. I lost about half a .
