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Sophie Brownson

Northumberland man, 26, diagnosed with 'incurable cancer' after struggling to wee - and the warning signs to look out for

A Northumberland man has opened up about being diagnosed with 'incurable cancer' at the age of just 24 after struggling to go to the toilet.

Phil Dobson from Blyth first noticed something wasn’t right when he had trouble passing urine on a trip to Edinburgh with his girlfriend in July 2021. He believed it was because he had been drinking alcohol, but on the train home to Newcastle he experienced severe pain in his bladder and went straight to A&E.

"On the second day of the trip, I started having trouble passing urine," Phil said.

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