Woman, 25, who had mouth ulcers gets sinister cancer diagnosis

EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 25, who had mouth ulcers gets sinister cancer diagnosisOlivia Donnelly, 25, from Kent, was told she had a weak immune system after suffering from mouth ulcers for two years - but a lump on her tongue led to a devastating diagnosisCommentsNewsAbigail Nicholson Content Editor05:00, 15 Apr 2026Woman, 25, told mouth ulcers were 'weak immune system' gets sinister diagnosisA young woman who experienced persistent mouth ulcers for two years, and was informed she had a weakened immune system, received a devastating diagnosis. Olivia Donnelly, 25, from Kent, endured mouth ulcers on and off over the past two years, with the condition dominating her daily life.‌On some occasions she couldn't speak due to the severity of her ulcers, which proved particularly challenging as she works in recruitment. Tests and biopsies conducted by Maxillofacial specialists in Ashford returned clear results, with doctors initially believing Olivia had a compromised immune system.‌However, earlier this year, Olivia detected a lump on the side of her tongue that she had never noticed before, and immediately contacted her specialist again. Following another biopsy, Olivia received a call just two weeks into her four-to-six-week waiting period and was requested to attend the hospital the next day.‌She said: "I knew they were going to tell me bad news, because why would you tell me to come to hospital the next day after two weeks? It was awful.View 2 ImagesOlivia and her fiancé, Jamie, at their engagement party"I had obviously a really bad gut feeling they were going to tell me something bad and obviously walked into the room and saw my clinician, a surgeon and a nurse. Then I just knew I knew they were going to tell me something bad."‌Olivia revealed she was left in a state of shock after doctors informed her she had tongue cancer, an exceptionally rare diagnosis in younger people.One of the very first questions she put to her medical team upon learning...