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A 'super-fit' woman who put bouts of dizziness down to not trying hard enough at the gym has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer.
Taylor Davis, now 26, from San Diego, California, put the spinning sensation down to not lifting heavy enough weights when it emerged in September last year.
But over the next three months, she developed a persistent wet cough, swelling in the face, unexplained weight loss and light bruises emerged on her arms and knees — prompting her to get checked by doctors.
It was then that she was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma and a tumor in her lungs.
Doctors immediately put her on chemotherapy and the cancer is now in remission, but she must go for monthly checkups in case it returns.
Taylor Davis, now 26 and from San Diego, California, (Pictured above before the diagnosis) was told she had a type of blood cancer after seeking help for a persistent cough
She is pictured above during chemotherapy, which had caused her hair to fall out. The cancer is now in remission, but she must go for monthly checks in case it returns
About 80,500 people are diagnosed with lymphoma yearly in the United States, the most common cancer in teenagers and young adults.
It occurs when white blood cells in the lymph system divide uncontrollably, triggering symptoms and, in later stages, causing organs to shut down.
The cancer can be fast-growing, and, combined with the age of patients, it is often not diagnosed until later stages — when it is harder to treat.
It is unclear why the cancer is more common in young people, but scientists say this may be linked to viral or bacterial infections that cause damaging cell mutations.
Davis said that the diagnosis in December came as a 'huge shock'.
'One, because I am 26 years old and wasn't even thinking about that happening to me right now,' she said.
'But two, because I am really healthy: I eat organic, I work out five days a week, I don't smoke, I don't drink a lot.'
The restaurant manager initially tried to shrug off the dizziness that emerged whenever she worked out or bent over.
But in just a few weeks, she struggled to lift boxes and trays at work and woke up with sweat-drenched sheets.
A persistent cough emerged in December that would not go away, and then she woke up to find her face swollen and light bruises on her chest and arms.
She went to doctors believing they would diagnose her with pneumonia, but after an X-ray and MRI they
