Doctors in the UK treated a pregnant woman's cancer without her knowledge

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During an operation to remove appendicitis, doctors realized that the cause of the woman's poor health was not appendicitis, but a rare form of cancer.

When 34-year-old Rachel On was in her sixth month of pregnancy, she developed severe abdominal pain and other symptoms characteristic of appendicitis. The decision was made to perform the operation.

During the operation, doctors realized that the cause of Rachel's poor health was not appendicitis at all. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, pseudomyxoma of the abdominal cavity, most likely, pregnancy exacerbated the symptoms of the disease. Doctors removed the malignant tumor and decided not to tell the expectant mother about her illness until the baby was born, since she was already at risk of miscarriage.

After giving birth, doctors told the woman that she had cancer. At first, she was angry because the doctors had hidden extremely important information from her. But the operation was successful, after which Rachel delivered the baby, which might not have happened otherwise. Further examinations showed that the cancer had not spread.

By the way, as doctors noted, it was pregnancy that helped to carry out the operation in a timely manner. They believe that due to the pressure of the fetus, the tumor manifested itself quite early, and therefore this story ended positively for Rachel and her family.