Child's eye cancer initially mistaken for eczema and mum was told to put 'breast milk' on it
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA child was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after she was told it was eczema. Katherine O'Neill, 42, noticed her daughter Amelia had begun rubbing her left eye since being born.
Despite this, Amelia passed her sight check so Katherine was advised the redness was a result of eczema and could be eased by putting breastmilk on it.
However, six months later her grandma noticed the little girl's eye looked unusual during dimmer. So, Katherine called the GP the next morning and attended an appointment where she was told Amelia could have a cataract or retinoblastoma - a rare form of eye cancer. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The family were seen a week later at Manchester Children's Hospital where Amelia was diagnosed with a Grade E tumour in her left eye.
She had to undergo six rounds of chemotherapy and had her eye removed in a three-hour operation. Katherine, a full-time mum, from Winsford, Cheshire, said: "I was first advised by the health visitor to put breast milk on it.
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