Eight-year-old Sophie Fry from the UK is battling a rare germ cell cancer of the ovaries.
The girl from Driffield, East Yorkshire has had surgery to remove one of her ovaries and is expected to recover fully, according to doctors at St James' Hospital, Leeds. The tumor was initially diagnosed earlier this year when Sophie started suffering from severe abdominal pain and vomiting.
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Ovarian cancer affects both the ovaries and is referred to as the 'silent killer' as the symptoms go unnoticed until the disease advances.
Ovarian cancer affects both the ovaries and is referred to as the 'silent killer' as the symptoms go unnoticed until the disease advances.
"Germ cell tumours in children are thankfully rare and treatment is usually effective, with more than four out of five children who develop the disease surviving," said Professor Hani Gabra, director of the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre.
Sophie also happens to be the youngest girl in the UK to have been diagnosed with this cancer.
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Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
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