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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Fleming

A&E doctor thought she had glandular fever. It was aggressive blood cancer

Alice Bolton was diagnosed with aggressive blood cancer while working in Australia -

A young doctor was told she has leukaemia while on shift in A&E just one hour after having a blood test for suspected glandular fever.

Alice Bolton, 28, who divides her time between Surrey and London, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer, in May 2024 while working abroad in Australia.

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