A MAN who was fighting bowel cancer died from natural causes, an inquest ruled.

Roger Warn, 71, from Burnley, died at Royal Blackburn Hospital on May 7.

He had been treated by Dr Patrick Scott who placed a stent in the bowel to allow Mr Warn to eat properly before beginning chemotherapy treatment.

The court heard that the stent had migrated, causing Mr Warn more pain.

Mr Warn’s family were concerned that the surgery may have contributed to the cause of death, as he was first diagnosed with 18 months to live but died three weeks after surgery.

Independent pathologist Dr Stephen Mills conducted a post mortem examination and found the cancer had spread to Mr Warn’s liver.

Dr Mills concluded that he had died after contracting bronchopneumonia, which he was then too weak to fight off due to the cancer.

Coroner Michael Singleton gave a verdict of natural death and said that Mr Warn died despite the efforts of a medical team and that the surgery neither caused nor contributed to the cause of death.