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Father endured seven years of gruelling and unnecessary treatment after bungling doctors misdiagnosed him with terminal cancer
A father underwent seven years of unnecessary and grueling treatment after doctors misdiagnosed him with terminal cancer. The error highlights systemic issues in medical diagnosis leading to prolonged patient suffering.
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- We were told our son was a 'late bloomer' and 'fobbed off by GPs'... we now know he has an incurable disease and life expectancy of 30
- For 23 years, doctors dismissed my chronic symptoms as stress. It wasn't until my body started shutting down that I finally got a diagnosis some doctors still refuse to acknowledge
- For 23 years, doctors dismissed my chronic symptoms as stress. It wasn't until my body starting shutting down that I finally got a diagnosis some doctors still refuse to acknowledge
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