A man who left a cancer test kit in his drawer for two years has urged people not to make the same mistake as him after receiving a devastating diagnosis.
Paul Kelly, 64, says he is ‘filled with regret’ after ignoring his first screening test for bowel cancer four years ago. At the time the kit arrived in the post, Paul said he was preoccupied with his 60th birthday celebrations.
Two years later, he received a second routine test and immediately carried it out and sent it off, having realised that he’d completely forgotten to complete his first test. The results showed he had stage three bowel cancer.
