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<p><strong>Have you ever daydreamed that your beer belly was actually just one huge cosmic mistake, none of which could be attributed to bad eating or drinking habits?! </strong></p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o6MbjsedztF33Ka2Y" width="480"></iframe> <p> </p> </div><p>Well, this is precisely what happened to Kevin Daly, who found out his unshakeable beer belly was actually a 30-pound cancerous tumor.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A man who thought he just had a beer belly actually had a 30-pound cancerous tumor growing in his abdomen <a href="https://t.co/XhZnGiJhdO">https://t.co/XhZnGiJhdO</a></p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/978687363579817985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Back in 2015, Daly had an open heart surgery and was rapidly losing weight in the aftermath. However, both him and his wife noted the weight in his stomach persisted despite lifestyle changes.</p><p>In December 2017, Daly convinced his doctor to give him a CAT scan to check for root causes of the unshakeable weight. Much to their surprise, the doctor discovered a a 30-pound cancerous liposarcoma tumor. Oftentimes, this type of cancer is difficult to detect because it resembles fatty tissue.</p><p><strong>Luckily for Daly, the doctor was able to remove the tumor thus rendering him cancer-free.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This man&#39;s beer belly turned out to be a 30-pound tumor <a href="https://t.co/8KgaWQAScW">https://t.co/8KgaWQAScW</a> <a href="https://t.co/P8gqgkDxex">pic.twitter.com/P8gqgkDxex</a></p>&mdash; VICE Health (@vicehealth) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicehealth/status/979138594639106048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So glad there’s a photo</p>&mdash; Susan K Livio (@SusanKLivio) <a href="https://twitter.com/SusanKLivio/status/979002298327355392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>If Daly had simply written off his stomach issues as a beer belly, his condition could have worsened. So listening to his body was truly a life saver in this case.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s Kevin Daly before and after surgery to remove the tumor: <a href="https://t.co/LVJkuG08nj">pic.twitter.com/LVJkuG08nj</a></p>&mdash; VICE Health (@vicehealth) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicehealth/status/979365536114069506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>Of course, the rare nature of the story elicited a lot of jokes about removable beer bellies.</strong></p><oembed>https://twitter.com/BrianC380/status/979368087920267264</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lots of overweight people are calling their doctors to see if their belly fat is actually a giant tumor <a href="https://t.co/MvreiuEmBF">https://t.co/MvreiuEmBF</a></p>&mdash; Ernie “Uses Curly Quotes” Smith (@ShortFormErnie) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShortFormErnie/status/979349273837035520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Here&#39;s the good news. 1) You weigh 30 pounds less as of today. 2) You don&#39;t have cancer (hopefully) anymore. And 3) Don&#39;t worry so much about the drinking!&quot;</p>&mdash; TheRealBudBundy (@TheRealBudBundy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealBudBundy/status/978689393589448705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shit i may need to get mine removed this way</p>&mdash; andril (@andril) <a href="https://twitter.com/andril/status/979368682878046210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">in a returnable container.</p>&mdash; Andrew Larson (@alars1) <a href="https://twitter.com/alars1/status/979362681277870080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">wish i could lose weight like that</p>&mdash; carrie (@msftschoco) <a href="https://twitter.com/msftschoco/status/979363430929924096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This is a happy ending in pretty much all of the possible ways.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

This guy's 'beer belly' turned out to be something much easier to get rid of.

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Have you ever daydreamed that your beer belly was actually just one huge cosmic mistake, none of which could be attributed to bad eating or drinking habits?!    Well, this is precisely what happened to Kevin Daly, who found out his unshakeable beer belly was actually a 30-pound cancerous tumor.A man who thought he just had a beer belly actually had a 30-pound cancerous tumor growing in his abdomen https://t.co/XhZnGiJhdO&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) March 27, 2018 Back in 2015, Daly had an open heart surgery and was rapidly losing weight in the aftermath. However, both him and his wife noted the weight in his stomach persisted despite lifestyle changes.In December 2017, Daly convinced his doctor to give him a CAT scan to check for root causes of the unshakeable weight. Much to their surprise, the doctor discovered a a 30-pound cancerous liposarcoma tumor. Oftentimes, this type of cancer is difficult to detect because it resembles fatty tissue.Luckily for Daly, the doctor was able to remove the tumor thus rendering him cancer-free.This man&#39;s beer belly turned out to be a 30-pound tumor https://t.co/8KgaWQAScW pic.twitter.com/P8gqgkDxex&mdash; VICE Health (@vicehealth) March 28, 2018 So glad there’s a photo&mdash; Susan K Livio (@SusanKLivio) March 28, 2018 If Daly had simply written off his stomach issues as a beer belly, his condition could have worsened. So listening to his body was truly a life saver in this case.Here&#39;s Kevin Daly before and after surgery to remove the tumor: pic.twitter.com/LVJkuG08nj&mdash; VICE Health (@vicehealth) March 29, 2018 Of course, the rare nature of the story elicited a lot of jokes about removable beer bellies.https://twitter.com/BrianC380/status/979368087920267264Lots of overweight people are calling their doctors to see if their belly fat is actually a giant tumor https://t.co/MvreiuEmBF&mdash; Ernie “Uses Curly Quotes” Smith (@ShortFormErnie) March 29, 2018 &quot;Here&#39;s the good news. 1) You weigh 30 pounds less as of today. 2) You don&#39;t have cancer (hopefully) anymore. And 3) Don&#39;t worry so much about the drinking!&quot;&mdash; TheRealBudBundy (@TheRealBudBundy) March 27, 2018 Shit i may need to get mine removed this way&mdash; andril (@andril) March 29, 2018 in a returnable container.&mdash; Andrew Larson (@alars1) March 29, 2018 wish i could lose weight like that&mdash; carrie (@msftschoco) March 29, 2018 This is a happy ending in pretty much all of the possible ways.