The youngest patient in the world: eight-year-old defeated breast cancer

With just eight years, Chrissy Turner discovered in the United States, a knot on her chest. Her parents went with her to the doctor, with the diagnosis no one had expected: The girl had breast cancer.

Both the father and mother of the eight-year-old had been diagnosed in the past with different types of cancer, reported the "Bild"-Newspaper. The diagnosis of the daughter was a special shock for the family. Although breast cancer occurs almost exclusively in adult women, grew up in Chrissys chest at the age of just eight years, a Tumor.

Today, she is considered cancer-free

Shortly thereafter, the Tumor was surgically removed. Today, the girl is completely cancer-free. A chest will grow, Chrissy, however, on the right side of the never – after puberty, the now 10-year-olds, however, by Plastic surgeons, a corresponding implant.

Meanwhile, the young girl is very self-conscious with their fate: On Facebook you power on the disease and donate to those Affected courage.