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Wales Online
Wales Online
Lydia Patrick & Debra Hunter

Dad Kevin's blocked nose turned out to be an incurable brain tumour

A dad has revealed how he was prescribed nasal spray for a blocked nose that turned out to be an incurable brain tumour.

Accountant Kevin Pemberton, 41, finally went for an MRNI scan after several visits to his GP failed to get rid of the persistent problem. And he was horrified when the scan revealed an 'abnormal lesion' on the brain.

Two weeks later, he was told he had a brain tumour and he had an operation to remove the mass. But it was found to be an incurable grade three anaplastic astrocytoma - a malignant tumour that can spread to other parts of the brain.

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