My GP told me the lumps in my neck could be parasitic worms from my two adopted street cats - but it was blood cancer By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 10:48, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 11:08, 31 October 2024 e-mail 2 View comments A mother has claimed doctors warned her that lumps in her neck could be parasitic worms from her two adopted 'street cats' - before discovering they were blood cancer . Francesca Knee-Wright, 34, from Brighton , first found a 'very small' lump on her neck in April - but since she had only had a baby three months before, she assumed it was just her body changing after her pregnancy. She said her GP told her over the phone that the pea-sized lump was 'probably just a gland' and to call back in two weeks.
Ms Knee-Wright then began to notice that she was losing a lot of weight, but put it down to doing 'really well' at the gym. But the mother-of-two was shocked when she discovered two more lumps in her neck a few weeks later and so went to see her doctor in person. Francesca Knee-Wright, 34, from Brighton , first found a 'very small' lump on her neck in April - and was told it could be due to a virus picked up from her cats An ultrasound revealed a total of nine lumps in her neck, and in August Ms Knee-Wright was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer affecting the lymphatic system Her GP reportedly suggested it could be a symptom of worms that she might have caught from her adopted street cats - parasites that infect the large intestine.
