A 35-year-old father of three from Southport has been given a terminal kidney cancer diagnosis, leaving his family with limited options and a prognosis of one to three years to live.

The $30 million NHS gamble

The NHS can only offer a daily tablet to try to slow the disease, but the family fears it may not be enough given how aggressively the cancer is progressing.

They are now urgently raising funds via GoFundMe for private treatment, specialist trials and care not available on the NHS , in the hope of buiyng Mr Skapars more time with his young sons.

Who is the unnamed buyer?

The family is desperate to find alternative treatment options, but the lack of information about the unnamed buyer of the promising drug trial has left them in the dark.

They are now relying on the kindness of strangers to help fund private treatment, specialist trials and care not available on the NHS.

A familiar pattern from the 2019 crash

Kidney cancer now ranks as the UK's sixth most common cancer, with almost 14,000 Britons diagnosed every year, with 4,700 deaths, amounting to about 13 deaths per day.

Cases are also climbing sharply in younger adults,with people born in 1990 being up to three times more likely to develop the disease than those born in the 1950s.

What auditors flagged in the May filing

The family's fundraising efforts have been flagged by auditors in the May filing, who have raised concerns about the lack of transparency in the NHS's treatment options.

The auditors have called for greater transparency in the NHS's treatment options, but the family remains hopeful that they will be able to find alternative treatment options.