安大略醫療的官僚體制下，歷經十個月的痛苦，去除一名女子脖子上的黑色素瘤。
The Bump
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任何皮膚癌診斷的起源故事通常是這樣開始的：
“ Hmph。我想知道那是什麼嗎？”通常後面跟著“您認為我應該將其檢出嗎？”
And that is exactly how Maria’s story with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, began. A conspicuous bump on her neck that was dismissed just as quickly as it was insignificant in size. Afterall, people should not panic over every little defect on their body, otherwise hospital emergency rooms would be filled up to the gills.
不幸的是，某些皮膚癌（例如黑色素瘤）就像冰山一樣。您所看到的東西與表面之下的東西無與倫比。與其他皮膚癌不同，例如基底細胞癌會在皮膚表面局部擴散，黑色素瘤可能會深入皮膚內外，對身體的內部運作造成嚴重破壞。
Luckily for Maria, she has a healthy respect for the vagaries of the human body and a sixth sense about her overall health. That is why she took steps to have this tiny bump checked out by her family physician.
只有一個問題。在2020年3月的鎖定行動幾週後，她注意到了這一高潮。就像我們生動地記得的那樣，不僅所有不必要的業務都關閉了，而且醫療機構僅限於病情最嚴重的患者。
So, as a society, we bunkered down and performed our civic duty. Meanwhile, Maria’s undiagnosed melanoma festered, unabated, mere centimetres away from her carotid artery and lymph nodes.
At the time there seemed to be no reasons to rush to the hospital and risk contracting the coronavirus. That is why Maria decided to wait until her annual check-up on May 11 and have her bump checked out at the same time. She assumed, like we all did, that the lockdown would be lifted by then.
In Part 2 the realities of the pandemic hit Maria right in the neck.
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