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A Maltese doctor whose battle with cancer encouraged a search for promising treatment options lost her fight on Sunday but still managed to fulfil her dreams.

When she was 19, during a Mass service organised by their school in Germany, Karin Busuttil along with her younger sister, Pia Caruana, were asked to write down where they would see themselves in 10 years’ time.

Dr Busuttil wrote she wanted to build a family and become an established doctor. “She fulfilled her dream and she didn’t have any regrets,” her sister said.

“Karin was a caring person. She would find the right words at the right time. At the same time, she was a lively person... a rebel.”

Dr Busuttil, 32, died on Sunday afternoon, holding her mother and husband’s hands.

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