Teen has leg amputated after lump from rugby tackle turns out to be cancer Oliver Liddle had his leg amputated to stop agressive bone cancer spreading.
Mr Liddle was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his right leg, saying the “aggressive” cancer was at the top of his tibia and fibula where it later spread towards his lower leg and knee.
Mr Liddle, a gym instructor from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, enjoyed playing sport throughout his childhood - but aged 12 a tackle on the rugby pitch left him with a pain in his leg.
Oliver Liddle, 19, had his leg amputated after finding aggressive bone cancer in his leg.
Mr Liddle, who lives with his father, Steve, 49, stepmother Abby, 42, brother Max, 22, and stepbrother Louis, 10, said he originally thought he could “run it off.”.
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