TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo woman is sharing her story after surviving a rare form of cancer that caused her stomach to swell so dramatically that doctors initially questioned whether she was pregnant.
April Carr, 48, is now cancer-free after undergoing multiple surgeries and months of uncertainty tied to a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare cancer that begins in the appendix and spreads mucus-producing tumors throughout the abdomen.
Carr said the ordeal began last July, when she started noticing physical changes and discomfort…