A County Tyrone grandad, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, has urged people to see their GP if they have a persistent cough, breathlessness or unexplained weight loss. Lindsay McKinney, 67, from Dungannon, initially thought his symptoms were caused by Covid but his wife persuaded him to go to his GP. However, it is often diagnosed at a late stage when it is harder to treat.
A County Tyrone grandad, who was diagnosed with lung cancer , has urged people to see their GP if they have a persistent cough , breathlessness or unexplained weight loss . Lindsay McKinney, 67, from Dungannon, initially thought his symptoms were caused by Covid but his wife persuaded him to go to his GP. However, it is often diagnosed at a late stage when it is harder to treat.
"After the Covid cleared up, my wife and I went away for a few days and she noticed whenever we would be out walking I was short of breath and had a persistent cough which didn't seem to want to go away," he said. "Of course I said: 'It'll clear up, it'll be okay'," he added. "And it didn't." After Lindsay visited his doctor, he was sent to his local hospital for a chest x-ray which revealed a shadow on his lung. Mr McKinney is part of Cancer Research UK's Spot Cancer Early campaign and said he could have been diagnosed quicker if he had gone to his GP earlier. "I can remember saying 'I'm getting older and I'm not as fit', putting it down to that.
County Tyrone Grandad Lung Cancer GP Persistent Cough Breathlessness Unexplained Weight Loss Covid Diagnosis Cancer Research UK Spot Cancer Early Campaign
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