Emmerdale’s Malandra Burrows 'heartbroken' by breast cancer diagnosis: 'I can't believe it'
25.04.2022 - 09:09
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When we meet actress Malandra Burrows, it’s hard to believe she was having major surgery just a week earlier.The former Emmerdale star is feeling positive after having a stage three tumour removed from her left breast and describes being on our shoot as “a breath of fresh air”. Malandra, 56, was diagnosed in February after finding a lump a month earlier, and has chosen to share her story with OK! to help raise awareness and encourage other women to get checked out. See Malandra's exclusive photo shoot and interview by signing up – for free! – below.
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“I just happened to catch myself [while exercising] and thought, ‘Good grief, what’s that?’” At first she didn’t think it was anything to worry about. “I thought it must be a gland, but a few days later it was still there, so I rang my GP and they asked if I could come in the next hour,” she explains. “A week later I was at the hospital and the first consultant told me it was a cyst.
He said, ‘I won’t be seeing you again.’ The relief I felt!” Malandra pauses for a moment, perhaps to relive that moment of ease. She then explains how a follow-up scan and ultrasound showed something that was a lot more sinister. “The consultant said they needed to see me as soon as possible and added,
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