Girl, 11, Diagnosed with Rare Cancer After Symptoms 'Repeatedly Dismissed'

Girl diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma after symptoms were 'repeatedly dismissed'

Armaie Burrows-Pitt, known as Melly, was a bubbly 11-year-old who loved gymnastics and was always on the go – but her family noticed an alarming change during a holiday to Devon before she was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma

Girl, 11, diagnosed with rare cancer after symptoms 'repeatedly dismissed'

Armaie Burrows-Pitt, known as Melly, was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma – a rare and aggressive children's cancer – after her family say her symptoms were 'repeatedly dismissed' by doctors

Young girl battles Burkitt lymphoma after family say symptoms dismissed

Armaie Burrows-Pitt, known as Melly, was a bubbly 11-year-old from Rugby who loved gymnastics. Her family noticed a change during a Devon holiday, and say her early symptoms were repeatedly dismissed before her rare Burkitt lymphoma diagnosis.

Girl who 'never visited the GP' diagnosed with cancer after symptoms 'dismissed'

Doctors initially reassured the family there was 'nothing wrong' with 11-year-old Armaie Burrows-Pitt