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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Fleming

Teen has testicle removed after cancer was misdiagnosed as STI

Oli Penno’s GP misdiagnosed cancer for an STI - (PA)

A man who was diagnosed with testicular cancer has claimed his GP initially mistook the disease for a sexually transmitted infection.

Oli Penno, 19, from Launceston in Cornwall, said he started experiencing swelling and pain in one of his testicles in October 2023.

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