Woman, 27, in 'disgustingly good shape' diagnosed with a terminal cancer on the rise in young people after putting her worrying symptom down to 'overeating'

Woman, 27, in 'disgustingly good shape' diagnosed with a terminal cancer on the rise in young people after putting her worrying symptom down to 'overeating' By LES ROOPANARINE Published: 09:32, 14 December 2024 | Updated: 09:57, 14 December 2024 e-mail View comments At the age of 27, Nadia Le Tiec was on a tear. Intelligent, articulate and driven, she was working for the tourism board in her native Jersey, making good use of the first-class honours degree in marketing management and branding she had earned five years earlier at the University of Gloucestershire. Three or four times a week, she would rise at 6am to do boxing classes, a regime that earned her the affectionate nickname 'the healthy one' among her friends.

Whatever she did, she did whole-heartedly. Then, in spring 2022, something strange happened: Nadia's hair began to thin and fall out. She booked an appointment with her GP, who ordered a blood test.

When the results came back, he declared: 'Your bloods are disgustingly good, I've got no concerns about you.' But still something wasn't right. Nadia began getting intermittent pains in her side, just below the ribcage.

She assumed it was just a stitch, or something she had eaten. Just to be sure, though, she returned to the doctor's surgery. Physical examinations and an ultrasound scan revealed nothing.

So Nadia began pursuing other avenues. She sought the advice of a nutritionist. She began experimenting with her diet.

And then she just got on with life. That Nove.