In England, great Britaincase Gavin Brooksa 45 year old resident soldier from Crewe, who lost half of the penis after a misdiagnosis. “Army doctors thought it was warts,” he told the outlet. Daily mail. However, the man decided to take a biopsy and found it not only does he have cancer, but he has a year to live.
Hearing the news at a sexual health clinic, Brooks, who is a father of two, believes he will only get treatment abroad to reduce cancer and have more time to live, as he is very advanced.
The importance of prevention
The soldier visited Army medics three times in 2021 after developing a “tight skin ring” and injuries to his penis. Despite the fact that part of his limbs were cut off, assuming they were warts, this did not prevent the cancer from spreading, so he had to undergo several rounds of chemotherapy.
Brooks He emphasized the importance of making continuous and timely diagnoses, because if that had been the case, the outcome would have been different and he would not have had to undergo surgery.
Today, the life of a soldier who has embarked on a campaign to raise funds for treatment abroad is completely different.
“I can’t walk very far and I use a wheelchair more often than I walk (…). I spent 24 years in the Army, most of that time as a physical training instructor. I used sports to relieve stress, now I have to sit in a wheelchair to watch my little son play football,” he told the outlet. Southwest News Service.
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