I was told I had cancer by email

A GRANDAD whose back pain turned out to be cancer has revealed the moment he was given the news over an email.

- PAIGE OLDFIELD

Mark Norris, from Beswick, first started getting symptoms in 2022 when he developed a dull ache in his back. Believing he had "slept funny, the 59-year-old chose to ignore the pain at first.

But when the aching persisted, the market manager decided to visit a GP who referred him for further tests.

Sadly, one scan showed he had a cyst, then a suspicious mass, and the grandad-of-three was asked to visit hospital for a bone scan in January 2023.

A short time later, Mark was relaxing with his wife on a Saturday evening when an email popped up on his phone. It said he had received a message on his patient access app.