'I thought I had just pulled a muscle in my back playing golf... what doctors found horrified me'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A dad and granddad was told in his 50s that he could have less than a year to live but says he 'doesn't feel sorry for himself'.

Instead, he wants the world to know just one message. Dad-of-two, Lee Young, 58, was diagnosed with cancer of unknown primary in 2022 and doctors told him that he could have less than a year to live.

Cancer of unknown primary is where cancer has spread through the body, but it's not clear where it started. Prognosis is usually poor because without knowing the location of the original tumour, treatment is limited, and doctors can only give a combination of chemotherapy drugs used to treat a broad range of cancers.

But the mechanic from Denton still has hope of finding answers because of incredible research happening in Manchester. READ MORE: 'We found out our little girl was going to be one in 40,000 during pregnancy - and would need an 11 HOUR surgery for rare condition' There are around 1,100 deaths from cancer of unknown primary (CUP) every year in the north west, around three every day – making it the sixth most common cause of cancer death in the UK.