Israeli influencer discovers cancer thanks to vigilant follower

In a personal post, Adel Bespalov thanks one of her followers who alerted her over Instagram that she saw a lump that could possibly be a tumor and urged her to check it out; warns followers that cancer can come at any age
Yoni Froim|
Israeli social media influencer Adel Bespalov on Tuesday morning shared a post with her half a million followers, in which she revealed the story of how she found out she had cancer.
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  • "Some three weeks ago I got a call from Iris, my amazing endocrinologist, who said, 'come to my clinic, the results have come,'" wrote Bespalov on Instagram.
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    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    Adel Bespalov
    (Photo: Screenshot from Instagram)
    "When someone is called to come to the clinic it's not a good sign, I told her on the phone with a cracking voice, 'Iris, what is it, do I have cancer?'" The doctor confirmed her concerns.
    The 29-year-old influencer's personal post drew a lot of attention from her followers.
    "I discovered it at an early stage, thank God, I was told I needed a thyroidectomy and it would all be behind me with God's help, and then I started the process. I was scheduled for surgery yesterday. The tumor wasn't small, but as you all know - nothing is too big for me to overcome."
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    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    Adel Bespalov
    (Photo: Screenshot from Instagram)
    Bespalov went on to share that she discovered her cancer at an early stage thanks to one of her followers on Instagram. "A girl who sent me a message said that it looked like I had a lump and that I should check it out," she said.
    "I immediately had it checked and the ultrasound showed it was a cyst. Then, I had a biopsy done, and it was confirmed as cancer."
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    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    אדל בספלוב אינסטגרם פוסט מצב רפואי
    Adel Bespalov
    (Photo: Screenshot from Instagram)
    She said that it was apparently a side effect of pregnancy, and concluded her post by calling on all women to get tested.
    "I can't explain how important it is. Go get checked, it could happen at any age," she wrote.
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