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A pensioner who was diagnosed with lung cancer after developing a severe cough whilst on holiday says he hopes to inspire others after completing an incredible physical feat.

Jack Thomas, now 87, from Stockport , began coughing up blood whilst on a walking holiday in Portugal in 2019.

Once back home, tests at Wythenshawe Hospital ’s North West Lung Centre confirmed he had cancer in the upper lobe of his right lung.

“It came as a shock” Jack said. “I turned up on my own, not expecting to hear the word cancer. When the doctor shook his head and said it wasn’t good, I was absolutely scared - but I knew I had to face it head-on.”

He underwent surgery in January 2020, followed by chemotherapy and immunotherapy at The Cecelia Unit and The Neil Cliffe Centre at Wythenshawe

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