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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Adam Maidment

Tragedy as girl, 5, dies after battling cancer three times

A five-year-old girl with an extremely rare condition has ‘gained her angel wings’ after battling cancer three times.

Holly Prince, from Hindley in Wigan, was just three years old when she was diagnosed with Bloom Syndrome - a rare disorder that around 300 people worldwide suffer from. There is no cure for the condition.

People with the condition can be of unusually small size, have sensitivity to sunlight, immune system deficiencies and an extraordinarily high risk of developing cancer. The average life expectancy is 27.

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