Diligent Barber May Have Saved Boy’s Life After Spotting Cancerous Lump On His Neck
Diligent Barber May Have Saved Boy’s Life After Spotting Cancerous Lump On His Neck
Diligent Barber May Have Saved Boy’s Life After Spotting Cancerous Lump On His Neck Barber Firat Davutoglu and Owen Norgrove – SWNS An eagle-eyed barber saved a teenager’s life by spotting a lump that turned out to be a rare cancer. A Turkish stylist name Firat Davutoglu spied it the 17-year-old’s neck after he’d come in for a trim of his back and sides. He advised him to “get it checked out”—and the next week Owen went to his doctor who referred him to a specialist. Following a series of tests, Owen was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, an uncommon cancer that develops in the lymphatic system—and he immediately started aggressive chemotherapy following the diagnosis in January. Owen Norgrove, from Shropshire, England, is now in remission and hoping to be given the all clear next June. “Owen had just gone for his normal haircut and Firat noticed the tiny lump on his neck,” his mother Hayley told SWNS news agency. “When Owen came home he told us what Firat had advised and we immediately got hi…