Mum's anger over autistic son's missed cancer diagnosis

INCURABLE FORM OF DISEASE DIAGNOSED AS SLIPPED DISC

- By SAM VOLPE Reporter

A MAN with autism and his mum spent months fighting for answers after initially being told his incurable cancer was a "slipped disc".

Lewis Scarth, 23, from south east Northumberland, has a rare form of cancer called an epitheloid sarcoma. This initially saw his back damaged - and he had to have invasive surgery of the spinal cord.

However after this had been seemingly successful, devastatingly the incredibly unusual form of cancer returned and has now spread - including to his chest where a tumour is touching on his heart and lungs.