Blood test leads to devastating diagnosis turning A&E Doc to patient in hours

A young 28-year-old medic was hit with the bombshell diagnosis which would lead to her life being tipped upside after a blood test for revealed something far more sinister than initially expectedNewsSteven Smith Content Editor and Joshua Whorms19:20, 14 Apr 2025A young 28-year-old medic was hit with the bombshell diagnosis whilst at A&E throwing her from doctor to patient in a matter of seconds.After having a blood test for suspected glandular fever she was hit with a far more serious diagnosis. Alice Bolton, a 28-year-old British doctor, discovered out she had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a serious type of blood cancer, in May 2024 while working in an Australian A&E.‌Article continues belowOnly days earlier, she'd been running an impressive 20km in preparation for a half marathon. But when she spotted swollen lymph nodes in her neck and unexplained bruising on her legs, she suspected glandular fever and opted for a blood test.In the space of an hour, she switched roles from doctor t...