James Beasley died of bowel cancer after experiencing a flurry of symptoms that his family says were mistaken for hemorrhoids. (Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
A loving granddad died from bowel cancer after doctors ignored his symptoms twice, believing it was hemorrhoids.
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(Irwin Mitchell via SWNS)
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