Woman’s Cough Dismissed as Allergies Thrice Turns Out to Be Cancer

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3/20/2019Updated: 3/22/2023

A 27-year-old Las Vegas woman’s cough was dismissed as allergies three times, but on her fourth visit, the doctor diagnosed it as cancer.

Meagan Bechtold, a co-manager at Ulta Beauty, had a dry cough for about two months in 2018 and visited the doctor three times, but each time she was told it was bad cold, allergies, or bronchitis.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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