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Chiara Fiorillo & Mark Waghorn & Cameron Rutherford

Man told leukaemia symptoms were just by-products of his job as an electrician

A man suffering symptoms of leukaemia was initially misdiagnosed as doctors blamed signs including back and joint pain on his job as an electrician.

The patient, named Joel, was first given an arthritis diagnosis, but later became very fatigued as he wasn't getting enough sleep.

The man, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, also lost weight as he could not eat as much as usual.

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