A two-year-old father who had to “beg” for an MRI scan after the Covit-19 outbreak has died of cancer.
Sherwin Hall, 27, was hospitalized in March with leg pain.
The next month he made a dozen more trips to the hospital.
But he was given antibiotics after being misdiagnosed as a swollen prostate gland.
By the time he had an MRI scan in late May, doctors had found a malignant tumor in his waist and 30 small tumors in his lungs.
Before his death, Mr Hall said: “I begged him to give me an MRI scan in April and May, but no one would listen.
“Both my GP and my consultant told me they could not get one because the scanning services were down due to the corona virus.”
Latroya Hall, her widow, who is supported by the C with Cancer campaign, said: I have lost the love of my life.
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“If Sherwin’s cancer had been diagnosed earlier, he would still be here today.
I am concerned that the government and NHS leaders continue to claim that cancer services have returned to normal.
“Our family experience is that, even now, it is not like that.
“Even if services return to pre-epidemic levels, that is not enough. The cancer attachment must also be destroyed.
“The government and NHS leaders see this as a crisis and urgently need to raise services so that the NHS can catch the cancer.”
Mr Hall, of Leeds, West Yorks, died earlier this month.
Cancer patients, celebrities and NHS staff have now released a Christmas video as part of a campaign calling on the government to increase cancer services in the wake of Govt-19.
The campaign was started by the parents of Kelly Smith, a beautician from Cheshire’s McLeanfield, who died after being diagnosed with a bowel cancer treatment.
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His father, Craig Russell, said: “When many of us look at Christmas and the opportunity to get vaccinated, cancer patients feel like they are being left behind.”
TV presenter Victoria Derbyshire says in the video: “I’m Victoria Derbyshire, all I want for Christmas is for those who notice changes in their body or notice unexplained symptoms to go to the doctor.”
According to the cancer charity Macmillan, the backlog of cancer patients since the first lock-in alone is 50,000.
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Security said: “Cancer diagnosis and treatment have been a priority throughout the epidemic, and we urge people to come forward if there are any symptoms.
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“The NHS is working hard so that as many people as possible get the help they need, and between March and August more than 870,000 people were referred for cancer screenings.
“We have provided $ 3 billion to support the NHS in overcoming Covit’s impact, including $ 1 billion to provide additional checks, scans and operations.”