A report from the organization Teenage Cancer Trust detailed the recovery process of a young man who suffered repeated seizures due to a mass present since birth.
Student Ben Cornforth experienced dizziness and verbal disorientation at his residence in Nottingham, mistakenly believing it was a severe hangover caused by the alcohol consumed the night before. Given the seriousness of his confusion, his roommates called emergency services.
CT scans at the hospital revealed a mass lodged in his language center that turned out to be stage 4 cancer, requiring complex awake surgery. After receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Ben, 24, managed to stabilize and raised 12.500 dollars in the London Marathon.
