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Scrotum tumour ignored by pensioner Bob Day for a year | |
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An 83-year-old Liverpool man who had a tumour the size of a football removed from his scrotum has urged people to go to the doctor if they find a lump. | An 83-year-old Liverpool man who had a tumour the size of a football removed from his scrotum has urged people to go to the doctor if they find a lump. |
Bob Day, of Speke, had a sarcoma tumour weighing 9lb (4kg) and measuring 30cm (12 inches) long removed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. | Bob Day, of Speke, had a sarcoma tumour weighing 9lb (4kg) and measuring 30cm (12 inches) long removed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. |
Mr Day said he put off getting the lump checked for a year as he "doesn't like a fuss". | Mr Day said he put off getting the lump checked for a year as he "doesn't like a fuss". |
He said he went to the doctors when his family spotted it through his clothes. | He said he went to the doctors when his family spotted it through his clothes. |
'New lease of life' | 'New lease of life' |
"You could see it in my trousers. The tumour was getting bigger and bigger but I kept putting it off - I don't like a fuss," he said. | "You could see it in my trousers. The tumour was getting bigger and bigger but I kept putting it off - I don't like a fuss," he said. |
"I wasn't in pain. If I had been in pain, I probably would have gone earlier." | "I wasn't in pain. If I had been in pain, I probably would have gone earlier." |
He said: "I was still doing the gardening and doing everything as normal." | He said: "I was still doing the gardening and doing everything as normal." |
Sarcomas are rare cancers that develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and fatty and fibrous tissues. | Sarcomas are rare cancers that develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and fatty and fibrous tissues. |
His daughter Jennifer Roberts, 54, and son Stephen Day pleaded with him to go to his GP after spotting the lump. | His daughter Jennifer Roberts, 54, and son Stephen Day pleaded with him to go to his GP after spotting the lump. |
Ms Roberts said: "With the size of it, I thought they were going to say it's too late, there's nothing we can do. " | Ms Roberts said: "With the size of it, I thought they were going to say it's too late, there's nothing we can do. " |
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital said X-rays since his surgery show no sign of the cancer. | The Royal Liverpool University Hospital said X-rays since his surgery show no sign of the cancer. |
His surgeon Coonoor Chandrasekar said it was very important to get lumps seen early. | His surgeon Coonoor Chandrasekar said it was very important to get lumps seen early. |
"If Bob hadn't had it checked, because of the way tissue breaks down it could have spread to his lungs which can prove fatal." | "If Bob hadn't had it checked, because of the way tissue breaks down it could have spread to his lungs which can prove fatal." |
Speaking as part of Sarcoma Awareness Week, Mr Day said: "I was a fool, I should have gone earlier, everyone at the Royal was so reassuring. | Speaking as part of Sarcoma Awareness Week, Mr Day said: "I was a fool, I should have gone earlier, everyone at the Royal was so reassuring. |
"I'm 100% OK now and it's given me a new lease of life." | "I'm 100% OK now and it's given me a new lease of life." |
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