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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Man wakes up smelling burnt rubber only to be handed aggressive brain cancer diagnosis

A man has shared how he woke up one morning smelling burnt rubber — only to be handed a diagnosis of 'aggressive' brain cancer just days later.

Alex Savage, 34, from The Wirral, was given the devastating news of his illness in April while living in Australia, and returned to the UK shortly afterwards.

He had been a fit and healthy volunteer lifeguard on the country's famous Bondi Beach before the mysterious symptom led to him coming home for treatment.

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