Diana Cejas was 25 years old and in her second year of medical school when she found a lump on her neck. She went to her student health center, was labeled anxious — and told the unhelpful refrain that many medical students think they’re dying. Second and third opinions gaslit her concerns equally, causing years to pass without a diagnosis. Meanwhile, the mass grew larger and harder. Cejas started to have episodes of dizziness and lightheadedness. It was only after demanding testing that she was diagnosed with cancer, specifically metastatic paraganglioma.
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