Breast cancer symptoms as EastEnders star Sam Womack prepares for chemotherapy

Sam Heughan is gearing up to launch his first memoir Waypoints at the end of the month.

READ MORE: EastEnders fans brand Denise's put-down of Sam 'best line ever'TV presenter Kate Thornton replied, “Well you won’t be going hungry anytime soon! Sending love and good health,” while former All Saints member Natalie Appleton said, “Fabulous Oli wow!!!! Love you my precious girl soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. ” Samantha’s on-screen sister Rita Simon, who played Roxy Mitchell, simply commented: “Yes! Eat woman…. eat it all!” The actress shared the news back in August after the death of Grease icon Olivia Newton-John.

An aggressive form of breast cancer has unusual symptoms most women fail to notice, researchers have suggested.

Viewers of both EastEnders and House of the Dragon were shocked to see a familiar face in the most recent episode of the Game of Thrones spin-off. The episode began with Rhaenys Targaryen explaining that “it’s been six years” since the events of the previous instalment, so it’s unsurprising that new characters were introduced.

Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue, Rita Wilson, Maggie Smith and Jennifer Saunders have joined a whole galaxy of stars who have shared their own personal experiences with breast cancer.EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesNot only does it raise awareness but celebrities who choose to speak out about their own diagnosis can also help remove the stigma associated with cancer. In our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, HELLO! spoke to Cancer Research UK about why celebrities telling their stories can make a difference...Information nurse at Cancer Research UK, Julia Frater, said: "It can have a huge impact when celebrities diagnosed with cancer choose to speak about their experiences publicly.

Olivia Newton-John gave her friend and country singer Kelly Lang the strength to "continue on".EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share memoriesIntroduced through their mutual friend Sir Barry Gibb – they both had an instant bond as mothers, singers, writers and a shared connection to breast cancer that Olivia called thrivers. Kelly, a 17-year breast cancer thriver, had to put a "brave face" on when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, with two young girls to look after.Now in our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special, the musician has lovingly talked about how her friend Olivia inspired her with her "big heart" and was like a "big sister" to her.She told HELLO!: "Having been a breast cancer patient myself, she gave me the strength to continue on.

Elizabeth Hurley has spoken from the heart about her "enormous sadness" over losing her grandmother to breast cancer.READ: Remembering Olivia Newton-John - Her family, Dolly Parton, Sir Cliff and more share emotional memoriesAs the Global Ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Campaign, the actress shared her expertise and knowledge with HELLO! for our Breast Cancer Awareness Month special. The mother-of-one revealed she is "so proud" of her campaigning efforts and hopes her grandmother would be too.Speaking openly about her own experiences with self-checking and mammograms, Elizabeth has an important message for women everywhere…Elizabeth: That my grandmother didn't talk about her diagnosis, is a source of enormous sadness to me – and I feel that if she'd been diagnosed today with what we know now, with the advances they've made in treatments, with diagnosis, with awareness, the way we talk about it, I feel it could just have been different for her.

Samantha Womack has offered fans an update after she revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The former EastEnders star shared her diagnosis in August following the death of Olivia Newton-John.

EastEnders star Samantha Womack has shared an update on Instagram following the announcement that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in August. The actress, who played Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC One soap, thanked fans and friends for sending their love after sharing her story, before giving an update on her recovery. ‘I’ve had my operation.

or a double mastectomy, is a huge shock for any woman. It's profoundly difficult and emotional to get through. READ MORE: Oti Mabuse reunites with little known sister who looks nothing like her "But I am extremely grateful I was able to have immediate reconstruction, because of the type of cancer I had and its location.

Sam Heughan took to Twitter to pen a sweet happy birthday message to Outlander co-star Caitriona Balfe.