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Paul Cosgrove believes he could have been treated if his bowel cancer was detected earlier. He doesn t want anyone else to struggle to access a colonoscopy.
The Southern District Health Board has publicly apologised for its colonoscopy service delivery failures and committed to fixing it, but patients say they want to know how things will change.
Wanaka grandfather Paul Cosgrove has made peace with the fact that he’s living on borrowed time
He knows that if his bowel cancer had been detected earlier, it could have been treated.
Cosgrove feels let down by the Southern District Health Board. ....

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