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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Besanvalle

Teen told ‘nothing doctors can do’ after tonsillitis led to cancer diagnosis

A Staffordshire mother is hoping to raise £150,000 for an alternative treatment for her daughter after doctors informed the family there was "nothing more they could do" following her acute myeloid leukaemia diagnosis at 16.

Kaitlyn Hurlstone, now 18, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, initially contracted tonsillitis in April 2024 which developed into “very strange” overgrown gums that “detached” themselves.

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