After discovering that what he believed to be a cyst was actually fatal skin cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs, and liver.
A man who was diagnosed with terminal cancer has advised the public to be on the lookout for any small changes in the skin.
In April 2019, while on vacation with his wife in Cornwall, Essex resident Stuart Smith, 40, became aware of a tiny bump on the side of his neck.
However, the accountant didn’t give it much attention, and his wife remarked that the growth was “a bit different.”
Mr. Smith went to his doctor to “make sure it was nothing sinister” when they returned from their vacation.
