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Davina McCall Reveals Early Breast Cancer After Successful Lumpectomy

She urges women to keep screenings after doctors removed a very early tumour with clear margins, with a brief radiotherapy course next.

Overview

  • The 58-year-old presenter disclosed the diagnosis in an Instagram video on Saturday, saying she had a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago.
  • She described the tumour as very small and detected early, with clear surgical margins and clear lymph nodes, and no nodes removed.
  • A five-day course of radiotherapy is scheduled for January, which she called an insurance policy.
  • McCall said she noticed a lump while working at ITV, was prompted by Lorraine studio signs to check her breasts, underwent a biopsy, and urged others—especially those with dense breasts—to attend mammograms and not postpone ultrasounds.
  • She thanked staff at the Royal Marsden, her children, and fiancé Michael Douglas, said initial anger has given way to a positive outlook, and noted this follows benign brain tumour surgery last year.