![]() I had a lump in my left breast and I’d had a blocked milk duct years and years ago. What symptoms first sparked your concern? You get a breast cancer nurse and they will help you through it. If you’re single and you’re living on your own, there’s help out there with Macmillan nurses. You won’t have to go through it on your own. I was looking down on them thinking, “What is happening here?” But there’s loads of help out there – I remember I felt like it was an out-of-body experience. How did you feel when you were first diagnosed with breast cancer? I have a bit of trouble with my legs and my balance, but I’m OK. My consultant said to me that we’re in this for a marathon, not a sprint, which I thought was great. There are new treatments coming out all the time. They spend millions on research and as Bernie used to say, “Knowledge is power.” I work a lot as a celebrity ambassador for Breast Cancer Now and their hope is that by 2050 nobody will die of breast cancer. I just think that we’re all more aware of it now because we’re not frightened to talk about it. It used to be that people died, but now I think there are more people living with cancer than there are dying of it. We’re not afraid to talk about cancer anymore. So like I say, I’m living with cancer, I’m not dying from it.ĭo you think people are more open about discussing cancer these days? You do have a choice – you could do it all with a terrible, negative outlook and it just makes everything worse.Īnd you’re still going to have to go through the same thing anyway. I think anyone in this situation will tell you that you really don’t have a choice. How do you manage to stay positive with this hanging over you? If I’m worried the whole time, cancer’s winning. It’s kind of like sitting on a time bomb, but I try not to worry the whole time. ![]() ![]() I had a CT scan recently and I’m waiting for the results of that. It was in Marks & Spencer at three o’clock on a Saturday afternoon and when they came to help me up, I said, “I’m not drunk!” It affected my legs and I had a fall while I was in town. People said, “Oh, well you lost it before, you must be used to it now,” and I went, “No, no, you never get used to not having any hair.” Then I stopped the chemo because it was affecting my quality of life. I did a strong course of chemo where I lost my hair again and I was traumatised again. As you know, my cancer is treatable – not curable – so I’m on constant treatments. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant spoke to The Mirror about her condition. Linda explained how she noticed a lump on her left breast at the start of 2005 and "foolishly left it" before being diagnosed with stage three cancer and a 'small courgette' sized lump by the beginning of the following year. READ MORE: Coleen Nolan heartbroken at son Jake's announcement as Loose Women star shares poignant Instagram post The former St Catherine's Catholic Secondary School pupil has now issued a fresh update on her condition and urged people to not make the same 'foolish' mistake if they notice any possible symptoms. Anne, 72, has since received the all-clear while former Loose Women recurring guest panellist Linda still continued her cancer journey and takes each day in her stride.īlackpool star Linda, who shot to fame as one fifth of The Nolans singing group, insists she’s “living with cancer, not dying from it”. It came six years after the diagnosis of her older sister Anne and four years before sister Bernie who tragically died from the disease at the age of 52. The 63-year-old actress and TV personality, who is also one of Lancashire's most famous singers, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Linda Nolan has shared her first breast cancer symptoms as she warned others not to make the same 'foolish' mistake.
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