THIS is the heartbreaking moment cancer surgeons realise they won’t be able to save a young dad’s life.

NHS consultants had been hoping to remove a tumour from Cameron O’Connor's stomach before they discovered his cancer had spread more than they realised.

The emotional scenes were filmed as part of Channel 4’s Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life, which returns for a new series tonight (Tues).

The first episode follows Cameron, 42, and his wife Jo, 47, who are parents to nine-year-old daughter, Ava.

Professor David Nicol, Chief of Surgery at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital and Consultant Urological Surgeon, is leading the team treating Cameron whose cancer originated in the testicles.

After finding that his tumour has entwined with the bowel, Prof Nicol calls in colleagues to consult wit

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