Dental nurse diagnosed with leukaemia helps raise awareness of the disease

Edita Jucaite, from Banbury, had a lip filler injection in April 2023, which immediately made her lip swell up and left severe bruising. Having had similar procedures before, she and the doctor who administered it (who was also a colleague) said she should contact her GP. Edita had also been losing weight, and a quick internet search had suggested that she may have leukaemia.

Just a few hours after the GP appointment where Edita had a blood test, the surgery called her and said she needed to go straight to the hospital as they suspected she did have leukaemia. Further tests confirmed that Edita had chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). She began having oral chemotherapy until her blood count was stable, and she is now in remission. However, she will be on medication for life to help prevent the cancer from returning.