College Student Fell Down Steps at School and Thought She Had a Concussion. Then, She Got a Shocking Diagnosis
By Lexi Lane
Published on March 21, 2026.
A college student, Alice Chawner, thought she had a concussion after falling down 15 concrete steps at the University of Manchester. After a medical student advised her to go to the hospital, she was shocked to discover a low-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor. Chainer underwent five surgeries to manage the infection and complete her college degree. However, in 2025, her tumor progressed to grade four and a new tumor had shown up in a different part of her brain. She has since had 10 cycles of emergency radiotherapy and is now considering immunotherapy vaccines in Germany if it's not too late.
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