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A fitness coach has told how a ‘tooth infection’ helped him discover a silent cancer that was lurking in his body. ‌

Jamie Haxton, 29, from Glasgow was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma after he discovered a lump that wouldn’t go away for weeks. ‌

The small lump underneath his jaw formed after a tooth infection sparked an unusual reaction in his lymph nodes in October 2024. ‌

His dentist and GP both tried to treat the lump with rounds of antibiotics weeks after his tooth infection had cleared up.

But with the lump still in place his GP sent Jamie to Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists who carried out a biopsy. Article continues below

After surgery to remove the lump, Jamie was told just days before Christmas last year he had cancer.

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