I was told I had cancer while on shift in A&E after suspecting my symptoms were glandular fever, says 28-year-old doctor

A YOUNG doctor was told she has cancer while on shift in A&E just one hour after having a blood test for suspected glandular fever in the same hospital.

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 A&E in Australia.

Alice Bolton thought her symptoms were caused by glandular feverPA Real Life But after a blood test at the hospital she...