Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, was diagnosed with breast cancer and skin cancer.
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
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Ferguson disclosed her first cancer diagnosis to outlets, including Business Insider, in June 2023 through a representative. The representative confirmed that Ferguson underwent surgery for breast cancer.”Sarah, Duchess of York, was recently diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer detected at a routine mammogram screening. She was advised she needed to undergo surgery which has taken place successfully,” the statement said.Less than a year later, Ferguson announced that she had been diagnosed with skin cancer.”Her dermatologist asked that several moles were removed and analyzed at the same time as the duchess was undergoing reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy, and one of these has been identified as cancerous,” a representative told The Guardian.Ferguson wrote about her reaction to news of the second cancer diagnosis in an Instagram post.”Naturally another cancer diagnosis has been a shock, but I’m in good spirits and grateful for the many messages of love and support,” she wrote.
