Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, Duchess of York was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy.
she shared her diagnosis In a pre-recorded episode of her new podcast Tea Conversation with the Duchess and Sarah. This podcast was recorded the day before her unilateral mastectomy.
“To everyone listening to this podcast, go and get tested‘” she said in an episode released over the weekend.
“I take this as a real gift to change my life and nurture myself,” he said, adding that it’s time to “take yourself seriously” and “stop trying to correct others.” said he came.
“Now is your chance,” she said. “This extraordinary position in which I am now means that I have no choice.
Ferguson, 63, who was previously married to Prince Andrew, said she received the diagnosis following a routine mammogram.
“I have no more excuses. I have to get through this surgery, and I have to be fine and strong. So neither choice is the best one,” she told listeners.
The Duchess’ agent, Lauren Orslander, told USA Today:prognosis is goodShe said she was “asymptomatic” while recuperating at home with her family after surgery.
“The Duchess would like to extend a huge thank you to all the medical staff who have supported her over the past few days,” Ms Auslander said in a statement.
Princess Beatrice, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie attend the launch of The Ned London on April 26, 2017 in London, UK.
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“She is also very grateful to the staff involved in mammograms who identified her condition when she had no symptoms, and said her experience underscores the importance of regular screening. I believe,” the agent added.
In a podcast, Ferguson said she went for a mammogram at the suggestion of her sister.
“It’s after the bank holiday and I live in the area, the Windsor area, but it was hot that day and I didn’t feel like going to London. easily backtrack “I’ll do it next week,” said Ferguson. “She’s a wonderful sister from Australia, but she gets very moody, so I always do what she says. She said, ‘No, go.’ I want you to go.” I want you to go. 』
She said the cancer appeared “just a shadow” on screening, but without the mammogram it would not have been found.
“They wouldn’t have realized the need to sort immediately.”
Ferguson, whose stepfather died of prostate cancer at age 50, was a longtime advocate for cancer research and brought his two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, into the world of cancer advocacy.
Last year, the trio held virtual meetings with young cancer patients and health care workers for the opening of the Hematology Unit at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
“This is a special charity that is very dear to my heart. destroy the health of young peopleIt threatens to rob them of everything they hold dear: identity, independence and dreams,” she said in a statement to the group at the time. “Teenage Cancer Trust’s professional nurses and youth workers strive to provide the best possible care and support during and after treatment, ensuring that cancer does not prevent young people from living their lives to their full potential.”
“I opened the first Teenage Cancer Trust unit for young people in London in 1990, and 32 years later, I came here with my daughters to bring UCLH to this new blood cancer ward. It’s been really great to be able to help open ,” she added.
It is unclear if Ferguson will receive further treatment after surgery. Some early-stage breast cancers require only surgery, but others are treated with various combinations of chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy.
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