A mother battling , who had whole entire nose cut off after doctors cancelled six hospital visits and failed to spot her tumour early, says she's 'happy to be alive'.Lisa Mercer was diagnosed with stage two paranasal sinus and skull-based cancer in August 2022 after suffering with a painful 'stuffy' nose, nosebleeds and headaches for a year-and-a-half.Following her diagnosis, the 49-year-old had to have her full nose removed - a total rhinectomy, a procedure so rare it's only carried out twice a year - and now wears a magnetic prosthetic attachment where her nose once was.
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