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This Morning agony aunt Deidre Sanders gives update after breast cancer surgery and urges fans to get mammogram-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
Deidre shared she’s in a ‘really good place’.
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This Morning agony aunt Deidre Sanders has shared an update with viewers, while urging them to get a mammogram.
The 77-year-old revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in early June after missing a mammogram appointment.
At the time, Deidre shared that her diagnosis came about after she wasn’t invited for her mammogram at 70 years old ‘by error’.
But she has now shared that she’s in a ‘really good’ place.
Speaking to hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, Deidre said: ‘I’m really good, so I had this teeny, tiny cancer, which was spotted on a mammogram, I’ve had surgery, it’s all out, it’s gone.’
She added she has radiotherapy treatment coming up, as she urged viewers to go for their mammograms.
‘I just want to remind viewers particularly, if you’re called for a mammogram go and have your mammogram, because even if I’d checked my breasts my cancer was so tiny I wouldn’t have been able to feel it.
Deidre shared that she’s in a ‘really good place’ (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
‘Also, if you’re like me and 70 or over, it’s really important, I think you should ask for a mammogram.’
The government outlines that when members of the public are 71 or older, they’re not automatically invited for breast screenings, despite being more at risk of getting breast cancer than younger women.
However, they can request one once every three years by contacting their local breast screening unit for an appointment.
A Million Missed Mammograms
After being diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram in November, Dawn Butler MP was grateful to find out it was caught early.
However, she learned that a million women missed out on their mammograms due to the pandemic, with an estimated 10,000 currently living with undetected breast cancer.
Determined to change that, Dawn has launched a campaign with Metro.co.uk to get a million women to book their missed screenings.
If you have been inspired to do so after hearing Dawn’s story, please let her know on her website, emailing us or using #FindTheMillion on social media.
Deidre added: ‘My aggressive little cancer wouldn’t have been found unless I’d had a mammogram, so please ask for a mammogram and go and have it.’
Deidre has been raising awareness of the symptoms of breast cancer and encouraging other people to book GP appointments if they have concerns.
Earlier this year, she praised the kindness of nurses during her treatment, which involved a lumpectomy to remove the carcinoma in her right breast duct.
She’s been raising awareness and urging others to get their mammograms (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Diedre said while she was in the waiting room she noticed an NHS nurse was holding her hand, describing them as ‘so kind and caring.’
She added that she could see other patients were nervous and anxious and could see them ‘visibly relaxing’ in the presence of the ‘reassuring and lovely’ staff.
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‘You feel like you’re in such safe hands,’ she explained, having previously told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that she wanted to ‘sing a hymn of praise for the NHS.’
The NHS states breast cancer symptoms can include a new lump or area of thickened tissue, a change in size in one or both breasts, discharges of fluid from nipples and a lump or swelling in either armpit.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
Metro.co.uk joins forces with CoppaFeel!
This year Metro.co.uk are the proud sponsors of breast cancer charity CoppaFeel!’s music festival Festifeel, specially curated by their patron, Fearne Cotton.
Taking place on Sunday 18 September at London’s Omeara, the line up includes headliners McFly, comedian Rosie Jones and Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts.
You can find out more about CoppaFeel! here, but in the meantime, here’s three simple steps from the charity to get you started on your chest-checking journey:
Look
Look at your boobs, pecs or chest.
Look at the area from your armpit, across and beneath your boobs, pecs or chest, and up to your collarbone.
Be aware of any changes in size, outline or shape and changes in skin such as puckering or dimpling.
Feel
Feel each of your boobs, pecs or chest.
Feel the area from your armpit, across and beneath your boobs, pecs or chest, and up to your collarbone.
Be aware of any changes in skin such as puckering or dimpling, or any lumps, bumps or skin thickening which are different from the opposite side.
Notice your nipples
Look at each of your nipples.
Be aware of any nipple discharge that’s not milky, any bleeding from the nipple, any rash or crusting on or around your nipple area that doesn’t heal easily and any change in the position of your nipple.
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