A cancer diagnosis is always best caught early so treatment can begin but for Tracey Ketch, her lung cancer was missed by doctors, despite X-rays. Mum of two, Tracey, was struggling with shortness of breath and a persistent cough but otherwise was a healthy and happy 50-year-old.
Tracey believes her cancer was missed by Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham due to the doctors prematurely ruling out lung cancer as she was a non-smoker. She had been diagnosed with chest infections four times and was sent for two X -rays at the hospital.
In May and June 2019, Tracey’s X-rays came back with the all clear from doctors at the Sutton Coldfield site. It was not until January 2020 when Tracey’s health took a turn and she returned to her GP with chest pain that she was given a correct diagnosis.
