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'My healthy husband went to the doctor with stomach pains... a month later he was dead'

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A grieving widow has spoken of his heartbreak after his husband died just over a month after visiting his doctor with stomach pain.

Ian Roser, 59, passed away at Salford Royal Hospital on May 27 after being admitted with sepsis. He'd been awaiting tests to confirm a possible cancer diagnosis at the time.

His devastated husband, Francis Dunn, claims Ian wasn't booked in for a biopsy for two months after doctors at North Manchester General Hospital discovered a blockage in his kidney, and possible stomach tumours. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community He claims he was forced to spend the last few weeks of his husband's life chasing the hospital for an appointment, and believes Ian fell into a waiting list 'abyss.' A spokesperson for North Manchester General Hospital said they are 'saddened' by Ian's death, and are currently working to respond to Mr Dunn's concerns.

Mr Dunn, who is originally from the US but had lived in Bury for nine years with Ian, said he had been left completely lost without his husband, who had been 'healthy' up until April this year. "In April he started getting stomach pain and was sent to North Manchester General Hospital by the doctor," Mr Dunn said, speaking to the Manchester Evening News. "Ian was discharged with scans showing a kidney tube blockage and suspected stomach tumours and many other suspicious findings requiring treatment and biopsies. "He then just fell into this abyss of trying to get an appointment.

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