Cancer sufferer has deadly tumour growing on her cheek

Cancer sufferer has deadly tumour growing on her cheek

A woman who thought she was suffering from toothache has been been told she has limited time to live after jaw cancer has ravaged her face.

Jenie Yoo, 28, first suffered pain in November 2015 and started chemotherapy in March last year - but the tumour carried on growing inside her right cheek.

The spread of the cancer appeared to be halted after more treatment earlier this year funded by donations from well-wishers.

But last month, the tumour suddenly became more aggressive - swelling across her face, causing daily nose bleeds and making teeth drop out.

Tragically, Ms Yoo now is expected to have a limited time to live, cannot speak or eat and is house-bound in Bangkok, Thailand.

Jenie Yoo, 28, (pictured left and right) has been been told she has limited time to live after jaw cancer has ravaged her face

JAW CANCER: THE WARNING SIGNS 

Most dentists will perform a mouth check once a year at your routine visit. However, you should see your dentist or GP sooner if any of the following persist more than three weeks:

• Persistent ulcer or sore on your mouth or tongue which may or may not be painful

•  A red or white patch in your mouth

• Unexplained pain in your mo uth or ear

• Unexplained lump in your neck 

• Loose teeth or dentures not fitting properly

Ms Yoo has now appealed for support to take the burden away from her parents who are acting as full-time carers.

She said: 'Now this feels like dying, it's a painful torment and I have seizures all the time.

'My parents cannot go anywhere, they have to stay and help me. I would like them to have a break, with people from an agency to help me, to bring a wheelchair to take me out.

'Sleeping is not easy. Everywhere on my body is aches and is tense. My father has to squeeze and massage my knee until it is loose.

'I don't know why this happened to me. I cannot eat, even porridge makes me feel sick and fruit I cannot chew. My mouth has ulcers and I cannot walk alone, the symptoms are very bad.

'It's too late for surgery. I don't know why they can't just cut it out. I am so tortured but I still do not want to die now.'

Last month, the tumour suddenly became more aggressive - swelling across her face, causing daily nose bleeds and making teeth drop out. She is pictured right in January

Tragically, Ms Yoo now is expected to have a limited time to live, cannot speak or eat and is house-bound in Bangkok, Thailand

Ms Yoo, who is pictured left in May and right just a month later, said: 'Now this feels like dying, it's a painful torment and I have seizures all the time'

Ms Yoo has undergone around ten doses of chemotherapy but the cancer has not responded well-enough to be halted or pushed back into remission.

Surgery has also been ruled out early on by doctors and specialists in Seoul, South Korea who felt that it would not possible.

Ms Yoo added: 'I want help for my parents as they have to take so much time to look after me. Now they should be enjoying life and retiring, I do not want to be a burden on them.'

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