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Alex Kingston Reveals 2024 Uterine Cancer Diagnosis and Recovery

After months of misread symptoms, an onstage haemorrhage finally prompted the testing that led to her treatment.

Overview

  • The actor disclosed for the first time that she was diagnosed with womb cancer last year and has since completed treatment.
  • She said she underwent a hysterectomy followed by radiation therapy, with her course finishing in 2024.
  • Kingston described long‑running bloating and aches that she initially attributed to ageing before the onstage incident in Chichester.
  • Doctors told her the cancer was found in her fallopian tubes and had not spread to her ovaries.
  • Now competing on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with Johannes Radebe, she says the experience influenced her decision to take part and is urging women to seek checks for unexplained symptoms she calls "sneaky."