Overview
- The Strictly Come Dancing professional revealed the news in an Instagram video on Monday.
- Dowden stressed the operation is not to treat a new cancer diagnosis.
- She will step away from the series for the next few weeks and plans to rejoin once healed.
- The dancer previously had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy after a May 2023 diagnosis, later celebrating no evidence of disease in February 2024.
- She continues breast‑health advocacy, co-launching the free My Breast Friend app with survivor Gemma Ainger to send monthly reminders and let users log changes, as colleagues and fans offer support.