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Daily Mirror
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Anita Merritt & Will Maule

Family left devastated as young boy, 7, dies of rare and aggressive cancer

A young boy who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer shortly before he was due to move to Australia with his family has tragically passed away.

Fletcher Discombe, 7, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in May 2022 after developing a lump in his neck.

Doctors first thought the lump was a swollen lymph node, however, after Fletcher began to lose his vision, follow-up tests were arranged and an MRI scan revealed he had a big tumour behind his nose.

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