Man says private scan found brain tumour after clinic delays

Björn Árni Ágústsson says a scan arranged by health technology company Intuens found a large brain tumour after he repeatedly sought help from primary care. He told Morgunblaðið that the discovery saved his life.

In the weeks before the scan, Björn had visited the primary care service several times with symptoms including fatigue, tremors and reduced mobility. He says he asked for further tests but felt the response lacked initiative and was inadequate. He also says it was difficult to reach doctors and that calls he had requested never came.

After about a month, and encouragement from his wife, he contacted Intuens and was promptly given an MRI scan. It revealed a tumour about seven centimetres across that was pressing on his brain and causing the symptoms that had disrupted his life.