The family of a 35-year-old man with end stage stomach cancer that was mistaken for a hernia has urged those with worrying symptoms to ‘keep pushing’ doctors for answers.
James Bainbridge, a father-of-two from Middlesbrough, started suffering severe heartburn early this year, and assumed it was nothing to worry about.
Around the same time the forklift driver noticed his weight had dropped over the course of six weeks, which he blamed on the reflux that had destroyed his appetite.
He visited a GP in February for investigations, but was told his ongoing symptoms were likely the result of a hernia.
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