A 41-year-old cancer patient is suing the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust after he was given chemotherapy for eight years instead of the six months recommended by medical guidelines. He says the prolonged treatment caused irreversible brain damage and has left him dependent on his parents for daily care.
David Bown was diagnosed with a low-grade brain tumour after suffering seizures. Following surgery and complications, he was prescribed the chemotherapy drug temozolomide. Independent experts say he should have received the drug for about six months, but it continued for more than eight years.
Lawyers say delays in scans and failures to act on warning signs led to serious complications, including a stroke and long-term brain injury. They argue that the extended chemotherapy exposed him to unnecessary risks and caused lasting cognitive and visual impairment.
Mr Bown says he went from living an active, independent life to needing help with medication, meals, and appointments. He also suffers from depression, which his legal team links to years of damaging treatment and loss of independence.
The law firm representing him says more than 30 other patients are now taking legal action, claiming similar harm. They argue this points to wider, systemic failures in cancer care at the trust. The NHS trust said it cannot comment further while legal proceedings are ongoing.
