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A CT scan revealed she had a 104-pound tumor that had been growing on her ovary for years...
One woman told Insider she believes fatphobia contributed to her stage 4 cancer being missed, while another said symptoms of her rare tumor were dismissed and she was referred to a weight-loss and therapy program...
Fisher, who lives in Florida, had always been heavyset with a protruding, round stomach even in the fifth grade, she told Ascension, the healthcare system that removed her tumor, in a blog..
Doctor Martin Martino who led the tumor removal told News4JAX that his team drained 46 liters of fluid during the procedure and it was likely the tumor had been growing since Fisher first started ovulating...
"It was such a relief to be over," she said.. Fisher told Insider that all through middle school and high school she'd been bullied because a lot of people just saw her for her weight, so she had been living life as a recluse the mass had ruined her life...
