The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.Ī cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body. Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare. Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Some people are diagnosed with 'carcinoma in situ', where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule. When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called 'invasive'. It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. TV personality Linda later had a fall on her hip which is when doctors discovered a form of incurable secondary breast cancer on her pelvis.īreast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It comes after Linda shared a new health update as she tried out a brand new treatment for her cancer diagnosis. Everyone's hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.' 'Linda doesn't feel safe in her home alone now. The family are extremely worried now and are rallying round to support and care for her. 'She had a series of falls a couple of weeks ago, just after her birthday. Linda is said to have suffered a 'series of falls' due to the chemotherapy, leaving her family 'extremely worried.'Ī source told The Mirror: 'Linda has been prone to falls, but it's a common side-effect of the chemotherapy she was on. She was helped into a car by her sister Maureen, 68, who whom she sang alongside in her family pop group The Nolans in the 70s and 80s. Linda was supported by her famous sisters as she departed hospital in a wheelchair on Saturday. Obviously, with the great help I've always had from the NHS.'ĭiagnosis: The singer, who recently celebrated her 64th birthday, was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 before getting the all-clear in 2006 'Just being positive: 'Yes, I've beaten it before,' I've been fighting it since 2005 originally and then I've beaten it before, so hopefully I can do the same again. So for me, it's making the most of every day and spending it with people I love. Linda said she's trying to remain positive: 'I don't know how long I've got left and that's not me being morbid or anything, but I don't know, none of us know really. 'I've bought a wheelchair, we're getting stuff ready for the inevitable really. Maureen has been looking after me for the past few weeks. 'So, as usual, my amazing family - I'm back living with my sister Denise and her partner. She told ITV viewers: 'I've moved back in with my sister to live, I was having falls, the cancer in my brain was affecting my balance and I had three quite nasty falls. I'm going to lose my hair again for the fourth time' 'I just want to tell you unfortunately for me my cancer has spread to my brain and that's obviously frightening because there isn't much treatment for brain cancer except for chemotherapy.' Tragic: Linda lost Brian to skin cancer in 2007, just one year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time (pictured in 1984)ĭuring Monday's Good Morning Britain, she told presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley: 'I've always been hopeful with my treatment and what's going on in my life.
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