The star, who is a patron for the charity Prevent Breast Cancer has been open about her breast cancer diagnosis. She recently spoke to The Big Issue saying just how “lucky” she was to have her husband to support her. The same year she was diagnosed with cancer, Dynevor described how shocked she was to have the disease, despite the high breast cancer rate among women.
Talking to RTE around the time of her diagnosis, she said: “I can’t stress this enough, I never thought this would happen to me.
“I just want to say that because women out there might go ‘Well, it’s not going to happen to me’ because that’s what I used to say.
“I thought ‘It won’t happen to me, I’m really healthy and I run’ and I just thought ‘It’s not going to happen’ and it did.”
It was only by coincidence that around the time the star went for a check-up her character Sally Metcalfe also had breast cancer, which motivated her to get tested, reported The Mirror.
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“It just didn’t seem possible. I’d known for six months that Sally Webster was going to get breast cancer. I was quite excited about it because it was an amazing story,” said the Corrie star in 2011.
“Little did I know that was going to turn into something I wished I’d never said. I wasn’t really expecting the diagnosis at all,” she added.
One in seven women is expected to receive a breast cancer diagnosis, according to Cancer Research UK.
Because it is so common, the NHS encourages women to get regular checkups and to get the opinion of their GP if they are concerned.
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The NHS suggests the symptoms of breast cancer to look out for include:
- A change in the size or shape of one or both breasts
- Discharge from either, which may be streaked with blood
- A lump or swelling in your armpits
- Skin dimples on your breasts
- Rashes on or around your breasts
- Changes in the visual appearance of your nipple, such as becoming sunken into your breast.
The actress recently received an MBE for her acting services.
At the ceremony, Dynevor took the opportunity to raise awareness for breast cancer.
“I think that’s really important because if we predict breast cancer early, and you get a good diagnosis, then it’s really important… to catch it in the early stage,” she told PA.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis or going through treatment may be an emotional and possibly traumatic experience for many women.
The NHS recommends talking with a psychologist, counsellor, or specialist helpline if you are mentally struggling with your breast cancer diagnosis.
Dynevor opened up to Hello! about her emotional experience after the shock of being diagnosed near the time of her diagnosis.
“We got into the car and I cried like I’d never cried before in my life,” she said.
“It was uncontrollable sobbing. I didn’t want to die. I would hate to be sat on a fluffy cloud looking down on them. I couldn’t cope with that. I had to be there to see them grow-up,” Dynevor added.
Today, the star hopes to be an inspiration for women on Dancing On Ice, although she admitted that she is hoping it will be injury free.
“I have my fingers crossed that nothing bad is going to happen,” she revealed in a montage video with skating partner Matt Evers.
“But if it does, I’m sure there will be a story thrown in there about Sally and how she fell over on the cobbles and hurt herself.”
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