A non-smoker was left stunned when what he thought was a persistent cough due to a chest infection turned out to be lung cancer. Initially prescribed antibiotics and having undergone surgery for a ...

DAVE Marcus always ignored his pesky cough because he never smoked. So when doctors discovered his chest infection was one of the most common killers in the UK, he had the "shock of his life".

This misconception was only compounded further when he consulted his doctor and was diagnosed with a chest infection and given antibiotics. Dave, from Knutsford in Cheshire, kept coughing until ...