Sarah Ferguson has addressed followers following her analysis with malignant melanoma. Taking to Instagram on Monday morning to share a throwback image from Austria the place she was receiving remedy, the 64-year-old revealed her shock however confessed she is in “good spirits”.
She wrote: “I have been taking some time to myself as I have been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, my second cancer diagnosis within a year after I was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. It was thanks to the great vigilance of my dermatologist that the melanoma was detected when it was.
© @sarahferguson15/Instagram“Naturally another cancer diagnosis has been a shock but I’m in good spirits and grateful for the many messages of love and support.”
The illness was found after a number of moles had been eliminated when she was handled for breast most cancers in June. One of the moles was discovered to be cancerous and medical doctors are working to ascertain if it was caught early.
Urging followers to get something suspicious on their our bodies checked, Sarah added: “I believe my experience underlines the importance of checking the size, shape, colour and texture and emergence of new moles that can be a sign of melanoma and urge anyone who is reading this to be diligent.”
© Max CisottiSarah, who’s being handled on the Royal Marsden Hospital in London by Dr Andrew Furness, marketing consultant medical oncologist, and by Catherine Borysiewicz, marketing consultant dermatologist on the King Edward VII Hospital in London, is now at dwelling recuperating.
The mother-of-two went on to thank the medical group who’ve been serving to her, writing: “I am incredibly thankful to the medical teams that have supported me through both of these experiences with cancer and to the MAYRLIFE Clinic for taking gentle care of me in the past weeks, allowing me time for recuperation. I am resting with family at home now, feeling blessed to have their love and support.”
On Sunday, a consultant revealed Sarah’s latest analysis in a press release, which learn: “Following her diagnosis with an early form of breast cancer this summer, Sarah, Duchess of York has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma.
“Her dermatologist requested that a number of moles had been eliminated and analysed similtaneously the Duchess was present process reconstructive surgical procedure following her mastectomy, and one in every of these has been recognized as cancerous.
© Mark Cuthbert“She is undergoing further investigations to ensure that this has been caught in the early stages. Clearly, another diagnosis so soon after treatment for breast cancer has been distressing but the Duchess remains in good spirits.
“The Duchess needs to thank all the medical group which has supported her, significantly her dermatologist whose vigilance ensured the sickness was detected when it was. She believes her expertise underlines the significance of checking the scale, form, color and texture and emergence of recent moles that may be an indication of melanoma.”
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