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Man diagnosed with cancer aims to be 'fast and tumorous' in marathon fundraiser
2025-04-20 16:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
A Belfast man who has been diagnosed with stage four spinal cancer says that he hopes to be "fast and tumorous" as he prepares to take on a half marathon in a wheelchair later this year. Last November Matthew Starkey was playing seven-a-side when he felt like he was limping in his right leg and thought that he may have hurt it somehow or pulled a muscle. Over the following day he then noticed he had raised and swollen veins and discolouration on his foot and went to hospital believing he had deep vein thrombosis. He went to hospital and following tests it was deemed that nothing was wrong with him, however the pain continued in his leg and Matthew contacted a vascular consultant privately. This doctor told him he had a collapsed valve at the top of his leg and he paid to have an operation to repair this, which Matthew was told was successful. Read more: 'Our son was diagnosed with cancer age 5 - now we want to give back' Read more: 'Don't be fobbed off!' says Lisburn woman after years...
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