Strictly star Amy Dowden opens up on terrifying most cancers prognosis
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my Dowden has revealed two tumours had been eliminated throughout her breast most cancers surgical procedure.
The Strictly Come Dancing skilled, 32, came upon in May that she had stage three most cancers and introduced earlier this month that she had undergone a mastectomy.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror about how she is feeling post-treatment, Dowden stated: “The cancer is in the lab now, which is the most important thing.
“The hardest time was waiting for surgery, thinking: ‘I have cancer inside me’.
“You’re thinking ‘It’s grade three, what if it’s spreading, what if it spreads tonight?’
“The feeling of it made me feel disgusted, disgusting. That’s the time I was randomly crying, emotional… but we drove away and I thought: ‘It’s gone’.”
The Welsh ballroom and Latin American dancer, who joined the BBC movie star competitors present in 2017, additionally stated her docs have reconstructed her breast throughout a three-hour surgical procedure after her mastectomy.
She added: “Every day has got better in terms of soreness.
“I think how quickly I have felt myself again has made me feel more positive.”
Dowden – who was a finalist on Strictly 4 years in the past with CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual – had revealed she had discovered a lump in her breast the day earlier than she deliberate to go on a belated honeymoon with fellow skilled dancer Ben Jones in April. They had married in July 2022.
The Caerphilly-born dancer has additionally been vocal in elevating consciousness of Crohn’s illness and plans to focus on the dangers of breast most cancers.
“I want to get people to check, and I wanted them to be aware of what they’re looking for,” she additionally informed the Mirror.
Dowden stated she is getting a take a look at for a breast most cancers (BRCA) gene which, in keeping with the NHS, can improve the probabilities of most cancers growing.