Cancer Diagnosis: Medical Student Discovers Life-Saving Miracle During COVID Battle
Manchester, Connecticut – James Shen, a medical student, had a life-changing experience when he contracted COVID-19 while working in the emergency room during a rotation last year. What started as a battle with pneumonia led to a surprising discovery during a chest X-ray – a large pleural effusion in his chest, leading to a rare cancer diagnosis. Following his diagnosis of a large thymoma, a cancerous tumor originating in the thymus, Shen faced a challenging …