babble » blogs » Strollerderby
Strollerderby
Mom Coughs Up Cancerous Tumor. What?!
This mom coughed up her cancer.
This may be the craziest story I have ever heard: a UK Mom says “she’s cancer-free after coughing up a three-quarter-inch tumor,” Yahoo reports. Claire Osborn, a 37-year-old mother of six, says she “was driving when she felt a tickle in her throat” and “hacked up a heart-shaped lump of liver-colored tissue.”
I’m sorry. That’s so gross yet so awesome at the same time, I’m not sure how to handle it. Here’s what doctors had to say:
… tests revealed Osborn had metastatic adenocarcinoma - an aggressive form of cancer that likely stemmed from glandular tissue at the back of her mouth. Doctors told her she’d need chemotherapy to kill any remaining cancer and gave her 50-50 odds of surviving, Osborn said. But when they ran a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to spot the cancer left behind, they found none ….
Dr. Gary Walton, the head and neck surgeon who treated Osborn, said it’s rare for patients to cough up cancer, but not impossible. ”We suspect the tumor grew on a stalk at the back of her mouth which is very difficult to detect. Somehow she dislodged this and the stalk snapped and she coughed up the tumor.”
Just insane. Osborn would like to remind everyone with a persistent cough to go see a doctor. For the story in even more, uh, intimate detail, click here.
Go Back To Strollerderby
2 Comments
LogicalMama commented on Jan 13 12 at 12:34 pmI read in another article that it is the second tumor she’s coughed up?!
Sanriobaby =^.^= commented on Jan 14 12 at 5:18 pmIt’s crazy but this isn’t the first time I’ve heard of such a thing. One can say that it’s unlucky that you have cancer to begin with, but I see it as very lucky if you can cough your tumer out of you!
Add your take:
Note: Babble is a supportive, diverse community. We encourage a range of opinions,
but any unduly hostile comments will be removed.
Comments are delayed up to 15 minutes
Lori Garcia 
Joslyn Gray 
Amber Doty 
Julianna Miner 
Monica Bielanko 
Sierra Black 
Meredith Carroll 
Carolyn Castiglia 
Sunny Chanel 
Madeline Holler 
Rebecca Odes 
Danielle Smith 
Danielle Sullivan 
Katherine Stone 
The Walt Disney Company supports Babble as a platform dedicated to honest, engaged, informed, intelligent and open conversation about parenting. However, the opinions expressed on this site are those of individual parents/writers and do not reflect the views of Disney. In addition, content provided on this site is for entertainment or informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or safety advice.
2