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While most patients are driven to hospital by symptoms, the same wasn’t the case for Shyann Wanjiru. At just 14, she is a survivor of a rare type of ovarian tumor - immature teratoma.
The journey to her diagnosis and battle with the cancerous tumor began in 2020 when she suffered a fall on a veranda while playing with other children at her church in Nakuru city.
After the incident, Wanjiru suffered an endless pain in the belly, which grew into a swelling that made her mother, Dorcas Wambui, to rush her to hospital for medical attention.
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