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We were told my ‘perfectly healthy’ girl, 11, just had tonsilitis… it was a fast-growing cancer that’s spreading

thesun.co.uk · 9h · first report

We were told my ‘perfectly healthy’ girl, 11, just had tonsilitis… it was a fast-growing cancer that’s spreading

A MUM has shared the heartbreaking story of her daughter who was initially diagnosed with tonsillitis before learning she actually had an aggressive cancer. Armaie Burrows-Pitt, 11, had been experiencing extreme tiredness and a loss of appetite in May 2026, but GPs reassured her parents it was just tonsillitis and prescribed antibiotics. When Armaie -...

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