{"id":509675,"date":"2026-03-07T18:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509675\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:07:35","slug":"the-tumor-had-eaten-through-the-bone-in-his-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/509675\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Tumor Had Eaten Through the Bone in His Face\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Edd Vieira\u2019s toothache revealed that he had a tumor that had “eaten through the bone in his face”<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in October 2025 and is currently undergoing treatment<\/p>\n

Vieira urges others to take minor symptoms seriously, saying early detection could prevent worse outcomes<\/p>\n

A 42-year-old man is sharing how a toothache led to a devastating cancer diagnosis, urging others to take even minor symptoms seriously.<\/p>\n

In August 2025, Edd Vieira, an engineer from Northamptonshire, England, was on vacation visiting his family in Portugal when he started feeling a \u201cdull ache\u201d on his left canine tooth. Days later, the aching spread to his front and other left teeth, and his teeth even started \u201cwobbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I expected it to be a cavity or something, get a filling and be done with it,\u201d he told Kennedy News & Media, via The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After returning home, Vieira visited his local dentist. The dentist took X-rays of his teeth as a part of standard protocol, but was immediately stunned when viewing his scans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scan revealed a large mass inside the front left of his face, and surrounding bone had disappeared,\u201d his wife Mandy, 44, said in a GoFundMe<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

\"Edd<\/p>\n

Edd Vieira’s scans
Credit: Kennedy News & Media<\/p>\n

Vieira\u2019s dentist ordered an urgent CT scan and biopsy, which revealed a large tumor. And in October 2025, Vieira was diagnosed with stage 2 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a type of cancer that occurs in white blood cells and can form tumors throughout the body, according to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>. It is one of the most common subtypes of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tumor had eaten through the bone in his face, and was inoperable,\u201d Mandy said.<\/p>\n

Vieira admitted that cancer was the last thing he expected. However, after his diagnosis he soon realized that his toothache wasn\u2019t the only symptom he was experiencing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn’t blow my nose because it would hurt, and I felt a small hard lump by my right-side nostril which I thought maybe was normal,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn’t looking for lumps, so it wasn’t until after diagnosis that I realized it was linked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Edd<\/p>\n

Edd Vieira at the dentist
Credit: Kennedy News & Media<\/p>\n

“When the doctor told me it was cancer, it felt unexpected, but something that I saw as a problem that we needed to resolve,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, in my usual way of dealing with life, if there’s a problem, we fix it. That’s maybe the mechanical engineer in me talking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mandy added that her husband has always been a \u201cpicture of fine health\u201d and the diagnosis \u201ccame out of nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I was just in shock,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cI was crying. I was just in tears and Edd was really positive so he kind of just took everything in his stride and he was like, \u2018Ok we will deal with this.\u2019 We were both in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n

In early December, Vieira started chemotherapy and is expecting to undergo six rounds.<\/p>\n

\"Edd<\/p>\n

Edd Vieira and his wife Mandy
Credit: Kennedy News & Media<\/p>\n

However, his wife shared an update on GoFundMe on Feb. 26 and said that his treatment has been put on hold after four rounds because his body has been struggling to handle the side effects.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is suffering from peripheral neuropathy, severe nausea, sleepless nights, headaches, stomach pain (“chemo belly”), breathlessness, a weakened immune system and such extreme fatigue that some days he can barely walk around the block,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has pushed himself on days when he feels absolutely awful, in pain, nauseous, breathless and exhausted. But there have also been many days where he has had no choice but to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Edd<\/p>\n

Edd Vieira
Credit: Kennedy News & Media<\/p>\n

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As he hopes to continue treatment, Vieira urges others to never ignore even minor symptoms like tooth pain.<\/p>\n

“If I left the toothache, matters would have got worse and the cancer would have spread further,\u201d he said. \u201cI also think I probably would have lost my teeth. The cancer had already moved into my neck, I daren’t think how much worse it might have become.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon’t ever ignore a toothache, regardless of how small it is,\u201d he added. \u201cYou never know what’s hiding behind it.”<\/p>\n

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