'I couldn't believe something so simple... could have killed me'.
During an interview with local media this week, Ms Garcia described how the nail technician was "very aggressive" with the cuticle on her right ring finger.
"I did notice at the end that cuticle was raw and it hurt a lot," she told Fox 11 Los Angeles. The wound then turned into a wart-like bump, which "erupted" three months later, prompting her to visit her doctor for a biopsy. "I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe something so simple as a manicure could have killed me," she said.Doctors informed Ms Garcia she had developed squamous cell carcinoma — a cancer that occurs in the outer layer of the skin — caused by high-risk Human Papillomavirus .
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