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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Andy Richardson & Patrick Edrich

'Die hard' Liverpool FC fan dies of same cancer that killed his dad

A football mad Liverpool FC fan died from colon cancer five years after his dad lost his own battle with the same disease.

Mark White died aged 44 just months after being diagnosed with the disease. His dad Paul died from the same form of cancer five years ago at 58.

Mark's sister Cheryl said the dad-of-two from Birmingham had been feeling unwell in January before tests the following month revealed an issue with his liver. Mark's condition worsened as he waited for a scan and in March he went into hospital.

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