“I am determined to do everything in my power to help raise awareness by sharing my experience,” she said on social media this Tuesday, February 20.
On the occasion of Cancer Prevention Action Week, which is currently taking place in the United Kingdom, Sarah Ferguson used her case as an example to encourage screening.
On January 20, she had already announced, through her press officer, that she had skin cancer.
This time, she shares her journey with the disease in more detail, hoping to set a good example.
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“I could only hope that I had nothing to fear.”
“I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, this year, and without the diligence and care of my doctors, my situation could have been much worse,” says the Duchess of York.
The mother of Princesses Eugénie and Beatrice confides that it was, however, thanks to the insistence of her sister Jane that she underwent her “routine mammogram”.
A control exam that she intended to postpone under the pretext of having been “very busy in 2023”.
“After having a mastectomy and reconstruction, I could only hope that I had nothing to worry about, so the new skin cancer diagnosis came as a shock,” she says.
Despite this trying diagnosis, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew says she is “in good hands” and feels “positive thanks to the support of (her) family.”
“Days can mean the difference between life and death, so don’t skip or postpone your checkups and encourage your loved ones to get theirs.
Help us prevent cancer,” she writes in conclusion.
Sarah Ferguson isn't the only member of the royal family to battle cancer this year.
In January, King Charles III began his treatment against “a form of cancer” which was not further specified.
It is known that the disease was detected during a recent operation for benign prostatic hypertrophy.
However, the 75-year-old sovereign does not suffer from prostate cancer.
Although he will continue some of his administrative functions, he will however be absent from public life for an indefinite period.