Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has described her “terrifying” cancer scare.
The head judge had found, 63, had three biopsies after finding lumpy tissue in her left breast. The star had been anxiously waiting for her results and worrying whenever the phone rang.
Shirley confessed: “I’m worried I’ve worked myself to death. It’s been terrifying, to have the needle go in your body to numb it before the biopsy.
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“I feel very emotional. I’m not the same at work at the moment, so I’m teaching, but it’s constantly on my mind.
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Shirley had previously taken out her breast implants back in 2019 to make it easier to spot signs of cancer and has now urged other women to get checked.
Her Strictly pal Amy Dowden who had been suffering from cancer this year urged Shirley to not ever miss a mammogram. Shirley said: “My dear student and friend Amy said to me, ‘You must never miss a mammogram’.
“So when this particular invite came in I could have put it off until the summer when it is a bit quieter. But I’m glad I didn’t.”
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Shirley was shocked as she regularly does self checks, and was checked by a nurse a few weeks before. However, the mammogram scanners can pick up small abnormalities.
Shirley shared her bandaged chest on Instagram after her biopsy and said: “They injected me with anaesthetic then took the biopsies. The hard part is the torture of waiting for the results.”
The professional dance revealed her “biggest fear” would be passing before her mother, 87, as she “couldn’t think of anything worse”.
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This wasn’t the star’s first scare as she had a secret cancer scare during the filming of the Strictly Christmas special. She was in pain during filming and was tested for internal bleeding.
She explained: “I have had continuous issues and even had really strong, painful injections into the cervix on the day of the special. Fortunately, that one came back clear.
“But I went straight from there to judge the Christmas show on pain medication. I had pain and bleeding, but I carried on.”
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