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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Jessica Sansome & Alice Peacock

'Doctors said I had acid reflux - then I was given a devastating diagnosis'

A young dad who went to the doctor reporting extreme fatigue and chest pain has told of how doctors misdiagnosed his cancer as acid reflux and depression.

When HGV driver Ricky Evans began experiencing the symptoms eight months ago, he headed to his GP - who told him he had acid reflux and sent him away with omeprazole.

But the pain Ricky was suffering continued and the 32-year-old went back to a GP who gave him stronger medication for acid reflux before suggesting he might have depression.

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