Tragic dad begged for a bowel cancer scan

A DEVOTED father-of-three died from bowel cancer after he was forced to wait nearly four months for a scan during lockdown.

Ben Bradbeer, 39, from Poole, Dorset, visited his GP last February but was sent away with antibiotics.

The builder called his doctor weekly to plead for a scan but was told he could not be referred to a hospital specialist due to concerns over coronavirus.

In June, Mr Bradbeer was finally diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer that had spread to his liver and lungs. He died on February 2.

Wife Emma, 38, said: ‘The system has failed people like him. People with cancer were pushed aside and sent to their deathbeds.’