Mom, 28, Diagnosed with Terminal Tongue Cancer After Doctors Insisted Lump Was a Pregnancy Side Effect

A mom is navigating a terminal cancer diagnosis after doctors insisted she had nothing to worry about. In February 2025, Holly Stubbs — from Seaham, England — was 28 years old and 31 weeks pregnant with her third child when she noticed a lump on her tongue.

Mom, 28, Diagnosed with Terminal Tongue Cancer After Doctors Insisted Lump Was a Pregnancy Side Effect. A mom is navigating a terminal cancer diagnosis after doctors insisted she had nothing to worry about. In February 2025, Holly Stubbs — from Seaham, England — was 28 years old and 31 weeks pregnant with her third child when she noticed a lump on her tongue. After talking to her dentist, she was told she had a pregnancy granuloma, a noncancerous growth that would go away after giving birth. But by April, the lump had “grown significantly” and started causing her pain when she ate. She was reassured that the lump was a pregnancy granuloma, but after pressing for firm answers, she underwent a procedure to have it removed and biopsied. Shortly after, the hospital called and told her to come in immediately. Stubbs had stage 1 tongue cancer....