Man 'teased for Googling symptoms' then told he wouldn't make 30

Man 'teased for Googling symptoms' then told he wouldn't make 30

He was young, fit and healthy, so cancer was the last thing on his mind. But when Daniel Hettmann began experiencing some strange symptoms, he knew something must be very wrong.

His doctor, however, seemed unconcerned, blamed inflammation and even teased him for Googling what was wrong with him. “I had a lump in my neck,” Daniel said. “After a while of observing it, it turned into a chain of lumps, which freaked me out. I went to the doctor, who ordered a couple of exams, but told me I wouldn't have to worry.”

Further exams didn’t reveal what was behind the lumps so Daniel, who was living in Paris at the time, went to A&E. The hospital sent him to the haematology department, who immediately picked up on his symptoms and di