A dad has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer two years after visiting his GP complaining of symptoms. Richard Scott, 41, started experiencing blood in his stool and severe tiredness and first went to his GP in March 2021.
No referral or further investigation was made and Richard was sent on his way. Over the next year, Richard went back to his GP but it wasn't until his third visit in May 2022, that he was referred to the gastroenterology team for checks.
Following further tests in August 2022, the dad of two daughters, aged six and 10, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer and was told it had spread to his liver. Richard - who is married to Anny, and dad to two children - is currently recovering at home after having his tumour removed.
