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A young woman living with incurable cancer is showing others they’re not alone.
Geeta Patel, 30, has launched a new support group for young people with Shine Cancer Support after being diagnosed with an incurable form of the disease four years ago. In 2020, Geeta was newly married and enjoying life as a young professional.
She had a successful career as an estate agent and had just bought her first home with her husband, Ankush. However, her life was turned upside down when she found a lump on her leg which turned out to be an incredibly rare, and incurable form of cancer.
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“I was in the bath one night and felt a lump on the back of my leg, it was about the size of a golf ball”, Geeta, who lives in Wynyard, said.
“I had no idea what it was so I immediately called my doctor. They carried out tests and told me they had found suspicious lesions.
“After further tests I was diagnosed with a rare Sarcoma cancer called Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Unfortunately after more investigation it was found that it had spread to both parts of my lungs and they could not operate as there were too many to do so.”
Geeta believes there is not enough support out there for young people living with cancer and has set up a new support group this month. She said it caters to people from 20-49 who meet monthly at a venue in the North-east.
She said: “There’s so many people being diagnosed with incurable cancer, it’s so horrible and scary. And no one can relate unless you’re going through it.
“There wasn’t a support group in the North-east for young people with cancer so I decided to set up my own. We can talk to each other about our worries and help each other get through it.
“Being diagnosed doesn’t mean it’s the end. I just want to let people know there are people living with incurable cancer who have a good quality of life.
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