Woman survives 44 years with thermometer in lung

A woman in China has been living with a thermometer inside her lung for 44 years.

Woman survives 44 years with thermometer in lung

A woman in China has been living with a thermometer inside her lung for 44 years.

The patient – who has only been identified as Liu – accidentally consumed the two-inch-long item when she was 12 years old, but it wasn't removed as her family could not afford the medical care.

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