AFTER being diagnosed with cancer at just SEVEN-years-old, years of treatment meant this woman missed out on her childhood, as she had to have over 100 stitches removed from her abdomen one by one - leaving her with a permanent seven-and-a-half-inch scar stretching her stomach which she now fully embraces in a bikini.

Market researcher, Bryden Banister (30) from Tennessee, USA, went through months of pain before doctors diagnosed her with nephroblastoma after finding a tumour the size of a small football on her kidney, aged just seven-years-old.

After her shocking diagnosis at such a young age, Bryden and her family faced a very testing few months as she endured multiple surgeries and months of treatment, so that she could enjoy a regular childhood once again.

Bryden had to have immediate surgery to remove her left kidney and her appendix where the cancer was located, before having six months of intensive treatment in hospital. Facing such a battle at such a young age meant Bryden had to miss out on plenty of childhood pastimes while she was treated, including giving up sports and playing with friends.

Now, enjoying 17 years of being cancer free, Bryden is embracing the life she was supposed to live as she hikes up mountains, jumps off waterfalls and now swimming competitively.

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