![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/breast-cancer-signs-you-shouldnt-ignore-as-samantha-womack-didnt-find-a-lump/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Sam-Womack-shares-health-update-amid-cancer-battle.jpg&description=There are a number of early warning signs with certain types of cancers indicating a person's risk and need to seek medical help. Breast cancer however can be symptomless with patients often feeling fine prior to receiving the shocking diagnosisSamantha Womack was diagnosed with breast cancer in AugustBreast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer faced by women globally. In the UK, one woman is diagnosed with the disease every 10 minutes. This equates to roughly 55,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer every year. What makes breast cancer so dangerous is that it does not always present any obvious symptoms, as was the case with EastEnders actress Samantha Womack. In an interview with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, the actress stressed the importance of having regular check-ups as she did not suffer from any obvious symptoms. 'It was really incredible because I didn't find a lump, I didn't feel unwell,' she explained. 'There had been a lot of illness around our friends and family, and I just thought I'd get a random check and I had an ultrasound, and it showed a little shadow - at that point it could be anything, a cyst… then I had further investigations and then that diagnosis." Former EastEnders actress Samantha Womack details how she didn't feel unwell or have any lumps prior to breast cancer diagnosis ( ITV) When asked how she was feeling currently by the duo, Samantha replied: 'I'm really good. I was diagnosed three, four months ago with breast cancer.' Samantha was diagnosed with breast cancer in August this year and further explained her treatment since then. "I was lucky, it was less than two centimetres. I had a lumpectomy, which is just a piece of tissue removed and five lymph nodes. "The mad thing about cancer, when you have it, you understand there are so many different roads, different diagnoses, it is a terrifying world. 'It's terrifying at the beginning but if there was ever a time to have it, there are so many new treatments){kind=link}
There are a number of early warning signs with certain types of cancers indicating a person’s risk and need to seek medical help. Breast cancer however can be symptomless with patients often feeling fine prior to receiving the shocking diagnosis
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer faced by women globally. In the UK, one woman is diagnosed with the disease every 10 minutes.
This equates to roughly 55,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
What makes breast cancer so dangerous is that it does not always present any obvious symptoms, as was the case with EastEnders actress Samantha Womack.
In an interview with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, the actress stressed the importance of having regular check-ups as she did not suffer from any obvious symptoms.