{"id":489260,"date":"2022-08-31T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-thought-i-had-bad-hangovers-but-it-was-blood-cancer\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T20:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:43:46","slug":"i-thought-i-had-bad-hangovers-but-it-was-blood-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-thought-i-had-bad-hangovers-but-it-was-blood-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"#I thought I had bad hangovers \u2014 but it was blood cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40fc4b3ae43\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40fc4b3ae43\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-thought-i-had-bad-hangovers-but-it-was-blood-cancer\/#%E2%80%9CI_thought_I_had_bad_hangovers_%E2%80%94_but_it_was_blood_cancer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I thought I had bad hangovers \u2014 but it was blood cancer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_thought_I_had_bad_hangovers_%E2%80%94_but_it_was_blood_cancer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I thought I had bad hangovers \u2014 but it was blood cancer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Partying is serious business at a typical college campus, but for one student the side effects of a night out were as serious as cancer. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A young British woman assumed her gnarly hangovers were normal, but soon discovered they were early signs of blood cancer. She\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollyhunt146\">chronicled her courageous saga<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of TikTok videos with thousands of views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was definitely the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever heard in my life,\u201d Molly Hunt, 21, told Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of the surprise diagnosis. \u201cI initially thought, \u2018am I going to die?\u2019 Is my life completely changed forever?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chesham, Buckinghamshire native specifically suffered from Hodgkins lymphona, a cancer of the lymphatic system, which plays a role in the body\u2019s immune defense. Unlike most cancers that plague the old, this uncommon affliction tends to arise between the ages of 20 and 40.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt\u2019s ordeal began in October, during her second year of university, when she started experiencing severe stomach aches every time she went on a bender.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going out and drinking quite a lot and the day after I\u2019d get a really bad pain in my tummy underneath my diaphragm,\u201d the aspiring flight attendant described. \u201cI felt like I had to contract to get the pain away and tense my whole body, it was quite a surreal pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI just thought \u2018oh this is new, my body must not be able to tolerate alcohol as much.\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;I thought I had really bad acid reflux too but it [lump] was pushing on my throat and making me burp a lot and making me feel like I need to burp -- that was quite a big thing,&quot; Hunt described.\" class=\"wp-image-23683562\" width=\"618\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1232 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=924 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=616 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Hunt has chronicled her cancer journey in a series of TikTok clips with thousands of views.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In February, Hunt's neck swelled up and she discovered a lump on her collarbone.\" class=\"wp-image-23683541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In February, Hunt\u2019s neck swelled up and she discovered a lump on her collarbone.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hunt also said she felt \u201cextremely tired,\u201d often crashing in the middle of the day. \u201cI couldn\u2019t really focus on a lot of things as the tiredness was that bad,\u201d she said, despite sleeping nearly 15 hours on some nights.<\/p>\n<p>She soon became \u201cscared\u201d to go out with friends. \u201cThe tiredness would just hit me out of nowhere,\u201d Hunt said. The geography student also attended fewer and fewer lectures due to a lack of energy, Kennedy reported.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her alarming symptoms, Hunt thought her condition was merely a result of \u201coverdoing\u201d it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I thought it was a hangover and sometimes I put it down to the workload at uni,\u201d explained the pupil, who grew more alarmed in February after seeing that her \u201cneck [had] swelled up a bit.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?w=822\" alt=\"&quot;It would get to 1pm and I'd crash, I'd feel like I was in a dream,&quot; Hunt said while describing her symptoms. &quot;I couldn't really focus on a lot of things as the tiredness was that bad.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23683558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1644 1644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1233w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=822 822w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=411 411w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\"\/><figcaption>Hunt initially attributed her symptoms to hangovers and fatigue from schoolwork.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?w=742\" alt=\"&quot;I've always struggled with health anxiety,&quot; said Hunt. &quot;That's how I really found out everything because I'm so in touch with my body and make sure I check for lumps monthly.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23683553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1484 1484w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1113 1113w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=742 742w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=371 371w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIt\u2019s impacted my life greatly and made my heart hurt for my family,\u201d Hunt said of her condition.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollyhunt146\/video\/7108070470938807558?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">a June TikTok clip, <\/a>she said she sported \u201chard little lump on the top of my collarbone,\u201d which \u201cwas probably the size of two grapes put together.\u201d The growth had also come with the sensation to \u201cburp a lot,\u201d which she initially mistook as acid reflux.<\/p>\n<p>At that time Hunt also felt unusually \u201citchy\u201d and \u201cirritated,\u201d and often felt a \u201cburning sensation\u201d beneath the skin.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s about the time that Hunt reported to a doctor, where they ran blood tests and diagnosed her with reactive lymph nodes. Unfortunately, the bump didn\u2019t dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear within two weeks, so Hunt was placed on a two-week cancer referral and sent for an ultrasound. During that time, she sprouted a second lump.<\/p>\n<p>When she went in for said ultrasound, medics declared that the lump was too big, and did a biopsy there and then. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=389\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"&quot;I came back from work on the Monday and had one of the best days at work I had and my dad was like 'can you come in the lounge with me and Harry?'&quot; Molly Hunt described of finding out she had cancer. &quot;My dad was like 'you have cancer, it could be Hodgkin's' -- the letter was very vague.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=778 778w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=584 583w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=389 389w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=195 194w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    &#8220;It was definitely the hardest thing I&#8217;ve ever heard in my life,&#8221; Hunt said of surprise diagnosis.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=428\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Hunt's symptoms began while she was in her second year of college.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=856 856w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=642 642w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=428 428w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=214 214w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Hunt&#8217;s symptoms began while she was in her second year of college.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=401\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Hunt is currently campaigning to raise money for Lymphona Action, the UK's only charity dedicated to the disease.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=802 802w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=601 601w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=401 401w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=200 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Hunt is currently campaigning to raise money for Lymphona Action, the UK&#8217;s only charity dedicated to the disease.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=609\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"&quot;It was definitely the hardest thing I've ever heard in my life,&quot; Hunt said of surprise diagnosis.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1218 1218w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=914 913w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=609 609w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=305 304w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_20.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    &#8220;It was definitely the hardest thing I&#8217;ve ever heard in my life,&#8221; Hunt said of surprise diagnosis.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What they discovered was \u201cthe scariest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biopsy must have broken up the cancer or something because I had loads more lumps on my neck,\u201d Hunt said, \u201cI had about six that I could feel and it went to my chest and I started getting a really big lump on my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>After an agonizing month of waiting for her results, Hunt said finally received the bombshell news, delivered by her father. \u201cI remember I was uncontrollably crying \u2014 it was like I was almost screaming it was horrendous,\u201d she recalled of the \u201cvague\u201d letter.<\/p>\n<p>Her fears were confirmed in a scan nine days later, which revealed that she had stage two Hodgkin lymphoma. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m living in my nightmare,\u201d lamented Hunt, who began chemotherapy on June 20. \u201cIt\u2019s mentally been really hard because it\u2019s the same every day \u2013 the fear of the unknown and what\u2019s going to happen next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s impacted my life greatly and made my heart hurt for my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A breakthrough finally came after Hunt miraculously had a full metabolic response, sending the cancer into remission, according to Kennedy News. As a result, the patient\u2019s 12 rounds of chemo have reportedly been reduced to just six \u2014 although she may have to undergo radiation therapy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_8.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A pet scan showing that Hunt was in remission.\" class=\"wp-image-23683550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A pet scan showing that Hunt was in remission.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?w=772\" alt=\"&quot;My biopsy must have broken up the cancer or something because I had loads more lumps on my neck,&quot; Hunt said, &quot;I had about six that I could feel and it went to my chest and I started getting a really big lump on my chest.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23683535\" width=\"618\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/KNM_UNI_HANGOVER_WAS_CANCER_1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Hunt is currently campaigning to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/w26bm-my-journey\">raise money<\/a> for Lymphona Action, the UK\u2019s only charity dedicated to the disease.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kennedy News and Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI went into my third round of chemo in a more positive mindset and I am excited for the future now,\u201d said Hunt, who uploaded a TikTok video in July of her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mollyhunt146\/video\/7121753457089940742?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">celebrating the milestone with her mother. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The college student hopes her ordeal made public will serve as a cautionary tale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message would be \u2014 nobody knows your body like yourself, and if you know that there\u2019s something off, get it checked because it can definitely save your life,\u201d said Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to spread awareness of the ailment, the survivor recently created a GoFundMe to raise money for Lymphona Action, the UK\u2019s only charity dedicated to the disease.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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