This type of cancer in women is mistaken for hemorrhoids.

Sometimes cancer patients are misdiagnosed, which can result in lost time for treatment.

25-year-old Casey Altman from Sun -Diego told her story, it is published in Express. According to the girl, several doctors missed her illness. In the end, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma.

When she went to the doctor, she was told that she had hemorrhoids and was prescribed a treatment that did not help. In the end, the diagnosis was made, but too late.

Rhabdomyosarcomais a type of sarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissues, connective tissue, or bone. Rhabdomyosarcoma usually affects children and has a five-year survival rate of about 20 percent.

When Altman was correctly diagnosed, her cancer was stage 4.

Rabdomyosarcoma initially resembles a hard, painless bump that grows in size. The process may be accompanied by lethargy, weight loss and lack of appetite. Symptoms depend on the location of the tumor. For example, rhabdomyosarcoma of the eye, located in the tissues behind it, makes it protrude.

What are the symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma?

A lump or swelling that grows
Squint
Headache
Problems urinating or defecation
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Blood in the urine
Bleeding from the nose, throat, vagina, or rectum.

The National Cancer Institute notes that these signs may also be caused by other conditions.

Altman spoke about her first symptoms.

“I developed tumors that were located near the anus, and no one believed that I had serious problems, because I was young, healthy and looked great,” the girl said.
She underwent chemotherapy, but the cancer still returned.

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Sarcomas are the general name of malignant tumors that form from different types of connective tissue. They are characterized by rapid growth, frequent relapses and distant metastasis. Unlike cancer, sarcomas are not tied to a specific organ and can occur anywhere.

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