Nail-biting woman got thumb cancer, resulting in amputation
Warning: some images in video may be disturbing
Warning: some images in video may be disturbing
Warning: some images in video may be disturbing
A 20-year-old woman named Courtney Whithorn had . The alleged cause of the cancer? Nail biting.
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According to , Whithorn was such an intense nail biter that she completely bit her thumb nail off in 2014 causing it to never fully grow back. Her nailbed eventually began to turn black, pushing her to seek medical treatment, which led to her diagnosis of a very rare form of cancer, , which doctors believe is linked to nail-biting trauma.
바카라 게임 웹사이트When I found out that biting my nail off was the cause of the cancer, it shattered me,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Whithorn told The Sun. Though she underwent multiple surgeries to remove her nail bed, the malignant cells in her thumb and two lymph nodes to test for cancer 바카라 게임 웹사이트which, thankfully, hadn바카라 게임 웹사이트t spread 바카라 게임 웹사이트 surgeons were still forced to amputate her thumb to her knuckle.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There바카라 게임 웹사이트s not enough research to say what the survival rate is or what the likelihood of it coming back is,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Whithorn. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m still waiting for that set of results from the surgery last week, and if it바카라 게임 웹사이트s clear, then the surgeon watches me for the next five years, and I get regular scans and bloods.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Should You Be Scared?
Before you get anxious and convince yourself that your nervous habit has given you cancer, know that nail biting hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t at all been proven to be cancer-causing. 바카라 게임 웹사이트There aren바카라 게임 웹사이트t any studies that show that trauma contributes to this type of melanoma,바카라 게임 웹사이트 says Mona Gohara, M.D., dermatologist at Yale University.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Really nobody knows the etiology of acral lentiginous subungual melanoma, though it바카라 게임 웹사이트s known to be more common in people of color, and is likely due to genetics and/or UV light 바카라 게임 웹사이트 though, yes, it바카라 게임 웹사이트s possible that trauma might contribute to it.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Still, even if there were a tiny, tiny chance that your previous nail trauma could lead to cancer, Gohara says it would be extremely rare.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Nail biting is not considered a risk factor for cancer at all 바카라 게임 웹사이트it바카라 게임 웹사이트s just a gross habit, especially since flu season is almost here.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Of course, if you do notice any changes in your nails or skin, make sure to talk to your doctor immediately, just to be on the safe side.