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A man who lost his nose when his dog ripped it off while trying to save him from a seizure has undergone ten reconstructive surgeries – using bones from his ribs.

Ben Horne, 34, has suffered with epilepsy since he was 15 but after undergoing a change of medication he started having night seizures.

During one episode, his dog Henry became spooked and mauled Ben’s face, ripping off his nose, and parts of his mouth and chin.

Ben came to and managed to call for an ambulance but struggled to come to terms with his new appearance.



Over the last five years he has...

Man has nose ripped off by dog, uses his own ribs to replace it

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A mother of two experiencing bloating and blood in her stool was told her worrisome symptoms could be a vitamin D deficiency or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, a colonoscopy revealed she had stage 4 bowel (colorectal) cancer. Treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery, helped her reach remission.

‘I’m in Pain Constantly’ — A 37-Year-Old Mom of 2 With Bloating, Blood in Stool Told IBS May Be the Issue, Instead She Learned It Was Stage 4 Cancer

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(BPT) - Sponsored by Adaptimmune Therapeutics. Megan was 12 years old, an active student-athlete, and an enthusiastic member of her cheerleading squad when she first started experiencing what she described as a “weird zing” of pain in her right shoulder. Over the following years, she saw multiple doctors who attributed the sensation to adolescent growth, frozen shoulder or sports-related injuries. But the pain never went away.By her sophomore year in college, Megan’s debilitating pain was only getting worse — to the point where she could no longer sleep through the night — despite years of X-rays, physical therapy and prescription painkillers."I didn't feel like I was being listened to when I described the pain and symptoms," said Megan. "Doctors assumed a young, healthy woman with pain probably just had a bruise or something. Not cancer."It wasn’t until a physical therapist accompanied Megan to a doctor's appointment and insisted on an MRI that Megan got her answer: the true cause of her pain was a soft tissue tumor the size of a tennis ball in her shoulder. A biopsy confirmed it was synovial sarcoma.What is synovial sarcoma?Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft-tissue cancer that typically presents as a painful lump around the knee, hip, ankle or shoulder, most commonly affecting people under age 40.[1,2] But because the range of symptoms can mimic other conditions, synovial sarcoma is often misdiagnosed.Symptoms may include a painless lump underneath the skin, sudden sharp pains and an area of swelling.[3]Coping with her diagnosisEarly diagnosis of synovial sarcoma is crucial, as it can significantly improve treatment outcomes and survival rates. However, if the disease has metastasized (spread) by the time it is diagnosed, the five-year survival rate for patients is approximately 20%.[2,4]While Megan’s diagnosis was devastating, she felt fortunate that — despite the years-long diagnosis journey — her tumor had not metastasized. She began treatment immediately with Dr. John Charlson at the Medical College of Wisconsin, a specialized sarcoma medical center. It was a grueling regimen of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, but Megan has now been in remission for five years.

There’s a rare and devastating cancer affecting young adults: One woman’s tips on how to cope with a difficult diagnosis

A 55-year-old hairstylist and mom of two, Donna Harper, was diagnosed with a rare type of head and neck cancer called nasopharyngeal carcinoma after experiencing symptoms, including a strange feeling when swallowing, numbness, and a lump on her neck. Thankfully, Harper sought medical advice when she felt the bump on...

55-Year-Old Hair Stylist’s Strange Swallowing Symptom & Lump On Her Neck Turned Out To Be Rare Cancer: ‘It Went From Zero To a Hundred Real Fast’

Hamish Graham was diagnosed with leukemia at age 23 after experiencing what he thought were symptoms of a migraine. He wasn’t diagnosed with the blood cancer until he got a blood test after feeling incredibly fatigued during a walk with his mom and grandmother. Leukemia is different from other...

23-Year-Old Working at Movie Theatre Dismissed His Weight Loss & Dizziness As Migraines, Turned Out To Be Leukemia

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Don't dismiss these symptoms. Get your pet to the vet right away.

The 5 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Cancer In Dogs

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Once part of a family, he was cruelly abandoned in the woods with a broken leg. Hank, a young puppy, faced a heart-wrenching ordeal. Once part of a family, he was cruelly abandoned in the woods with a broken leg.

Puppy abandoned in the woods with all his belongings waits for someone to notice him

Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 22, 2022. It has since been updated. A woman diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer that had spread to her ovaries and her liver, was given three months to live in January 2020. Instead, she is celebrating, having received a new lease on life. Long before Caroline Guy was given an official cancer diagnosis, the 56-year-old knew something was wrong. "I felt sluggish, I just didn't feel right. My stomach was swollen," she told Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. However, in June 2019, a doctor in Spain dismissed her symptoms as menopause. "I'd googled my symptoms and I actually asked him outright if I had bowel cancer and he said no," Guy revealed.

Woman given three months to live after a cancer diagnosis is stunned to hear she is now in remission

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Shannen Doherty said she didn't have insurance in 2014. When she saw a doctor in 2015, she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.

Shannen Doherty once said in a lawsuit that her cancer could have been stopped if she'd had health insurance

MRI scans create detailed images of soft tissues and tumors, making them highly effective for detecting cancer in various parts of the body. However, they have limitations and may not detect all types of cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful and noninvasive diagnostic tool that enables doctors to...

Can an MRI detect cancer anywhere?

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A polar bear accidentally killed another polar bear as zoo visitors watched on in a tragic case of rough play.A necropsy has shown that the polar bear at a zoo in western Canada died by drowning after his throat was crushed by a fellow bear in rough play considered normal for the massive predators.The seven-year-old Baffin died at the Calgary Zoo on Friday after roughhousing in a pond with another male bear, the eight-year-old Siku, while visitors to the exhibit watched. Baffin submerged in the pond and didn’t resurface.The eight-year-old bear apparently bit down on the seven-year-old’s trachea and while...

Tragedy as polar bear kills fellow bear in front of shocked zoo visitors

Does herpes virus human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) cause glioblastoma (GBM)? This is the aggressive, incurable brain cancer that Senator John McCain died from in 2018 and Senator Ted Kennedy almost a decade earlier in 2009. There is reportedly a link, but not yet confirmed as an official cause, however a study out of France, published in March, has made a mark in further analyzing the potential cancer-causing virus.

Herpes Virus Can Cause The Brain Cancer That Took Senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain, New Findings From Respected Medical Researchers

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

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César Serrano went from having trouble breathing to learning that he only had three months to live. The asthma medication his doctor prescribed wasn’t helping, so he ordered a CT scan and biopsy, which led to his stage-four lung cancer diagnosis. "Honestly, no one's prepared for something like...

He thought he only had months to live, but a new cancer test changed that

A 520-million-year-old worm fossil has solved the mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved. The “incredibly rare and detailed” fossil, named Youti yuanshi, offered a peek inside one of the earliest ancestors of many species today, as it dates back to the Cambrian period when major animal groups were first evolving.

Worm Fossil From 520 Million Years ago Solves Mystery of How Modern Insects and Crabs Evolved: ‘My jaw just dropped’

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

I watched two relatives go through cancer treatment. When I received my own diagnosis, I was thankful that my chemotherapy was more tolerable. Before receiving my own diagnosis, I never imagined what chemotherapy treatment would be like. I recalled as a young child witnessing what some of my relatives went...

Undergoing Chemo Was Not What I Imagined It Would Be

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Bone cancer is a rare type of cancer, which can go undetected for some time before being diagnosed. Although benign (non-cancerous) bone tumors are more common than malignant (cancerous) bone tumors, malignant bone cancer can be an aggressive cancer, and some types grow quickly. Quick progression makes early detection and treatment all the more important.

Bone Cancer Without Knowing: How Long Can It Go Undiagnosed?

 A woman has said her ovarian cancer diagnosis was delayed after her symptoms were wrongly dismissed as menopause or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – accusing her doctor of misogyny and medically gaslighting her.Sbba Siddique, a 55-year-old business owner, told The Independent that “unconscious bias and cultural incompetence” were also to blame for her delayed diagnosis.Ms Siddique, who lives in Berkshire, said she began to feel unwell around  October 2021 but did not get diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer until March the following year.“I was feeling really tired all the time. I had no energy. I was piling on...

‘I developed ovarian cancer after my symptoms were dismissed as menopause’

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Half of Dad’s Face Rebuilt After Dog Sniffs Out Cancer to Save His Life: ‘Do Not Ignore the Symptoms’

Surgeons successfully rebuilt half his face, after a father-of-two was saved by the family dog sniffing out a cancerous tumor. Mark Allen was given just weeks...

Half of Dad’s Face Rebuilt After Dog Sniffs Out Cancer to Save His Life: ‘Do Not Ignore the Symptoms’

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