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Michaela Strachan has double mastectomy after cancer diagnosis Michaela Strachan has double mastectomy after cancer diagnosis
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The television presenter Michaela Strachan has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer.The television presenter Michaela Strachan has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Springwatch host said she was forced to have both breasts removed after the cancer was discovered in a mammogram at the start of the year.The Springwatch host said she was forced to have both breasts removed after the cancer was discovered in a mammogram at the start of the year.
She told the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine: “The tears started to roll as my doctor tried to tell me what would happen next, but I only took in every fifth word or so. The one word that registered was ’cancer’.”She told the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine: “The tears started to roll as my doctor tried to tell me what would happen next, but I only took in every fifth word or so. The one word that registered was ’cancer’.”
Medics advised her to have a double mastectomy.Medics advised her to have a double mastectomy.
The star said: “I couldn’t get my head around the fact that on Monday morning I’d been apparently healthy, by Tuesday I had cancer, and by Wednesday I was talking about a double mastectomy.” “I couldn’t get my head around the fact that on Monday morning I’d been apparently healthy, by Tuesday I had cancer, and by Wednesday I was talking about a double mastectomy,” Strachan said.
The 48-year-old, who is set to undergo reconstructive surgery, stressed that her experience showed the importance of regular check-ups. The 48-year-old, who is set to undergo reconstructive surgery, stressed that her experience showed the importance of regular checkups.
“If I’d put mine off, my story could have been a very different one,” she said.“If I’d put mine off, my story could have been a very different one,” she said.
Last year, the actor Angelina Jolie revealed to the world that she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent her getting breast cancer. Last year, the actor Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent her getting breast cancer.
She took the decision after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation that greatly increases the risk of developing the disease.She took the decision after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation that greatly increases the risk of developing the disease.