An eight-year-old boy was diagnosed with deadly throat cancer after his mum took him to A&E for 'excessive snoring.'

Little Charlie Miller was rushed into emergency surgery after doctors realised his 'inflamed tonsil' was actually ultra-rare Burkitt's lymphoma.

Footie-mad Charlie is now undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital after being diagnosed at Christmas, report the Liverpool Echo.

His single mum Julie said: In November Charlie has been snoring for a week and when I looked in his mouth I found a large mass which we thought was a swollen tonsil.

"Over Christmas he was unable to eat or drink so I brought him into A&E.

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"He saw an on-call ear nose and throat doctor who arranged for him to be brought into clinic at Alder Hey.

"We arrived at 3pm, he was in the MRI scanner at 4.30pm and then in surgery at 6pm.

"They removed half the mass in surgery and sent it away to be checked. We were then given the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma on January 6."

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Julie is now constantly at her son's bedside as he battles the aggressive cancer.

A fundraising drive by grassroots Merseyside football clubs has already seen £3,000 raised for the family.

It was launched by AFC Warner Colts, the club where Charlie and older brother Reece play.

Coach Peter Lanes explained: "Julie is a single parent and will be struggling because of Charlie being in hospital having his chemo.

"I can't believe the response we've had from all the football teams around Merseyside."

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