Kit Thomson was diagnosed with cancer after doctors dismissed his pale skin as a Scottish trait. (Johnny Agnew via SWNS)
A schoolboy whose pale skin was put down to him just being Scottish was actually suffering from cancer.
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Kit Thomson in the hospital. (Johnny Agnew via SWNS)
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