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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Saman Javed

Father dies after stage four brain tumour was misdiagnosed as sleep apnoea

Brain Tumour Research / SWNS

A widow has called for greater awareness of the symptoms of a brain tumour after her husband died following a misdiagnosis of sleep apnoea.

Father of one James Lamerton, from Leigh-on-Sea in Essex died aged 40 in November 2021. He is survived by his wife Myriam, 32, and their two-year-old daughter, Layla.

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