Woman Diagnosed With Rare Form of Skin Cancer After Being Told She Had an STD: 'I Knew I Had Cancer'
A Louisiana woman sought a second medical opinion after receiving a questionable diagnosis from her doctor — and it may have saved her life. Ann Heslin, 44, hasvulvar cancer, a rare gynecological form of skin cancer. In an interview withTODAY, Heslin said she was initially told that she might have a sexually transmitted disease after experiencing “incredible burning pain” on her vulva. But Heslin, who serves as director of special philanthropic events at Ochsner Health, had a nagging feeling that it was something else....