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'It's hard to describe with words': Tears of joy as girl, six, beats cancer just in time for Christmas

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A girl who fell ill with leukaemia when she was just four-years-old has officially been declared cancer free – 867 days after she was first diagnosed.

Sophie Gamble finally got to ring the ‘cancer-free bell’ at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital on December 18. The bell signified the end of her chemotherapy treatment, meaning she could spend Christmas at home with her family.

The youngster, from Bolton, has endured 604 doses of chemotherapy since her diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August 2019.

She was just four-years-old at the time. READ MORE: BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special flooded with criticism over Gary Barlow performance Her parents, Rob and Lisa, first noticed symptoms including paleness, rashes

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