A trainee barber whose rash and persistent itching were dismissed as eczema for 17 months was actually suffering from blood cancer.
Kaiser Khan, now 24, was diagnosed with eczema in January 2015 after breaking out in unbearably itchy spots all over his body shortly after he started at Liverpool John Moores University.
After trying several prescribed eczema medication and home remedy available, Mr Khan was eventually forced to drop out of his course when the painful itching became unbearable.
More than a year after the itching began, Mr Khan started to develop constant sweating, extreme weight loss and even coughing up blood, which nearly drove him to suicide.
After insisting on a second opinion, he was eventually diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin's Lymphoma in January 2016 and was told he would have died had it been left any longer.
Mr Khan, from Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, was then forced to endure 12 rounds of gruelling chemotherapy before being told his tumour had shrunk that August.
Although no longer needing treatment, Mr Khan lives with a smaller, non-cancerous tumour on his chest and must have regular check-ups until 2021 to ensure it does not become malignant again.
Mr Khan first went to see his GP in January 2015 when he developed rashes on his arms.
As the months went by, Mr Khan's health continued to deteriorate, despite him visiting his GP 'every other day'.
The relentless itching left Mr Khan with cracked, bleeding skin, as well as his body being covered in cuts from when he would scratch during the night.
At one point, his agony became so severe, Mr Khan even considered suicide.
After finding the determination to keep going, Mr Khan contacted a professor at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, in November 2015.
Scans revealed Mr Khan was suffering from a tumour on his chest.
After enduring chemotherapy, Mr Khan was told his tumour had shrunk in August 2016.
Now training to become a barber, Mr Khan is speaking out to encourage others to push for scans and tests if they feel they have been misdiagnosed.
Kaiser is working with the charity CLIC Sargent, which helped him while he was receiving treatment on the young person's ward.
CLIC Sargent aims to provide financial and emotional support to young cancer sufferers.
Clare Laxton, associate director of policy and influencing at CLIC Sargent, added: 'We frequently hear that young cancer patients have a mixed experience of diagnosis.
'With over half of young people and almost half of parents we surveyed visiting their GP at least three times before their diagnosis.
'In February 2017 CLIC Sargent, the Royal College of GPs and Teenage Cancer Trust launched an e-learning tool on cancer in children and young people which is free for GPs.
'We strongly encourage professionals to use this resource so that cancer can be identified in children and young people as soon as possible.'
