Mum, 40, who was told she had sinus infection dies of cancer

A 'bubbly' mum who was told pain in her nose was a sinus infection has died of cancer. Katie Froggatt starting feeling pain in her nose in June 2021.

She went to her GP and was told she was suffering from sinusitis - a swelling of the sinuses, usually caused by an infection. But after months of antibiotics, the mum still felt unwell.

Doctors discovered what seemed to be polyps in her nose. But it was later revealed that she actually had sinus cancer and had to have part of her nose removed.

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Ms Froggatt's loved ones have now confirmed she died on June 28 surrounded by her husband, Ste, daughter Myla, and her close friends. Friend Nicola Patterson paid tribute to the mum online, Liverpool Echo reports.

She said: "If love could have saved you you would have lived forever. My heart's broken, I already want you back.

"You fought so hard to the end, sleep tight bez. Life will never be the same. Thank you for loving me as much as I loved you true soul sisters our memories will live with me forever and get me through the hard days.

"Keep thinking of your unforgettable laugh . Till we meet again. I promise we will look after Ste and Myla, we will help them through and all the the family too. Sleep tight."

Ms Froggatt, from Southport, was a hairdresser before her diagnosis in 2022. She was left unable to work while she received treatment.

Ms Patterson previously said: "At the start of June 2021 she was complaining of what she thought was sinusitis. She was put on antibiotics but it turned out to be sinus cancer.

"From June to December she just got put on antibiotics and thought she had polyps. In January 2022 she got diagnosed with sinus cancer, an aggressive cancer, and had an operation to have part of her nose removed.

"It's now come back despite having major operations as well as radiotherapy. She was going to get her nose reconstructed but in September 2022 it came back.

"Then in December, she had to have her nose removed. The cancer has now spread to her lungs. It's awful. She needs a prosthetic nose and she's trying another round of radiotherapy on her lungs."