article_snippet: A great-grandfather left with a gaping hole in he face due to cancer treatment has been given the devastating news
article_snippet: he has already undergone a series of operations, the first of which took surgeons 12 hours to remove a tumour from his face.
article_snippet: A few months ago he developed a huge wound under his right eye, and doctors planned surgery to remove another tumour.
article_snippet: he is pictured before being diagnosed (left) and afterwards (right)
article_snippet: However, a course of antibiotics did not work and because his face got worse, his was sent to hospital for tests.
article_snippet: Never in a hundred years, could I have imagined that I would be told I had cancer,' Mr Martin said.
article_snippet: Medics at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary took a skin biopsy from Mr Martin and experts identified that Mr Martin had a rare form of cancer that was affecting a large part of Mr Martin face.
article_snippet: There was no other option than to perform a 12-hour-long life-saving surgery to remove the tumour.
article_snippet: Following The operation, doctors were optimistic that doctors had removed the whole tumour and Mr Martin underwent an intensive course of chemotherapy in the hope of killing any remaining cancer cells.
article_snippet: But in recent months a wide and painful hole began to develop under Mr Martin right eye, as the cancer had once again returned.
article_snippet: After initially preparing for surgery to remove another tumour, Mr Martin was dealt the devastating blow that the cancer had spread too rapidly for treatment to be successful.
article_snippet: The wound has grown and deteriorated rapidly over recent weeks Mr Martin's eyes bleed constantly, and Mr Martin has to have Mr Martin bandages changed regularly.
highlights_snippet: Initially believed he had a spot, but was diagnosed when a spot  began to spread .
  
highlights_snippet: he underwent a 12-hour operation in which surgeons removed the tumour .
  
highlights_snippet: a skin graft returned and he developed a gaping hole under he right eye .
  