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Doctors Diagnose Noncancerous Brain Tumor, Survival Uncertain

8/24/2026

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Katie, a 41-year-old mother from St Neots, rushed her five-year-old daughter Phoebe to A&E after an optician’s urgent referral.
Phoebe began suffering severe headaches in February, which a GP dismissed as migraines.
An eye test in May led the optician to recommend immediate assessment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Doctors diagnosed Phoebe with a non-cancerous brain tumour but could not tell the family if she would survive.

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Story summary

Katie, a 41-year-old mother from St Neots, rushed her five-year-old daughter Phoebe to A&E after an optician’s urgent referral.
Phoebe began suffering severe headaches in February, which a GP dismissed as migraines.
An eye test in May led the optician to recommend immediate assessment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Doctors diagnosed Phoebe with a non-cancerous brain tumour but could not tell the family if she would survive.