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image captionLaTroya Hall (left) said she had been devastated by the death of her husband Sherwin
A man who had to beg to get an MRI scan because of the Covid-19 crisis has died of cancer, his family have said.
Sherwin Hall, 27, from Leeds, first went to hospital on 23 March suffering leg pain but was misdiagnosed and sent away with a course of antibiotics.
After 13 visits in four weeks a scan on 26 May revealed a tumour in his pelvis and 30 small tumours on his lungs.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said it had maintained scanning for all urgent interventions .
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After finally getting an MRI scan doctors found a malignant tumour in his pelvis and 30 small tumours on his lungs (Image: Supplied)
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A father-of-two has died from cancer after he had to beg for an MRI scan because of delays with coronavirus and described how no one would listen to his concerns.
Sherwin Hall, 27, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, went to hospital on March 23 suffering from leg pain and was given a course of antibiotics for a misdiagnosis of prostatitis.
Mr Hall had 13 hospital visits in four weeks after begging for a scan and was given an MRI on May 26 which revealed a 14cm malignant tumour in his pelvis and 30 small tumours on his lungs.
Sherwin Hall, (pictured with wife La Troya Hall and son Sancho) 27, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, went to hospital on March 23 suffering from leg pain and was given a course of antibiotics for a misdiagnosis of prostatitis