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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ashley Pemberton

Army officer given months to live after cancer misdiagnosed as genital wart

Courtesy Gavin Brooks / SWNS

An army warrant officer who had half of his penis removed after his cancer was misdiagnosed three times by doctors has been told he may only have a year to live.

Father-of-two Gavin Brooks, 45, says the blunder left his manhood mutilated by surgeons.

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