My brother died after doctors mistook his cancer for ANXIETY 12 times
A TEENAGER died after doctors mistook his cancer for anxiety 12 times.
Christopher Chaffey sought help in a number of appointments after feeling ill, but was sent home and referred to a psychiatrist.
The 19-year-old, who appeared on The X Factor, was eventually rushed to hospital after a lump developed on his neck 15 months after his symptoms first appeared.
Doctors told his family that he had aggressive non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
and a massive 4lb tumour in his chest. He died a week later.
Now Christopher's brother - RAF gunner Michael Chaffey - is now running
The London Marathon in his memory and to raise awareness of cancer.
Michael, 30, from Coniston, said he wanted to do something to make his brother proud.
"I want to raise money but also awareness as it's a charity that is close to my heart.
"The family has really suffered. The coroner said there was a strong possibility that he could have been saved if he'd been diagnosed when he first brought up his symptoms, which started off as chest pains.
"He kept going to the doctors and they even put him in touch with a psychiatrist for anxiety."
Christopher died in 2009, with his brother taking on the London Marathon in his memory next month.
KNOW THE SIGNS
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that attacks the sufferer's lymphatic system.
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