Overview
- Natalie Hushin, 54, had part of her liver removed in April 2026 after a planned ablation in February did not go ahead.
- A December 18 PET scan found a 1cm tumour at the edge of her liver, and an MRI in March measured it at about 3.5cm.
- She says the missed ablation allowed the lesion to grow, forcing surgeons to switch from a needle-based ablation to open resection.
- The liver treatment came after a 10.5-hour colon operation on July 18, 2025 and six rounds of chemotherapy that ran from September to December 6, 2025.
- She now faces scans every three months for 10 years, highlighting how scheduling delays can alter cancer care, with colon cancer causing more than 900,000 deaths worldwide in 2022, according to the WHO.