Finding out you have breast cancer can spark a rollercoaster of emotions, from fear after diagnosis, determination during treatment and elation after receiving the all clear.
But what’s important to remember is everyone’s experience of breast cancer is different and there is no “right” or “wrong” way to feel.
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are 10 famous faces who’ve opened up about their experience of the disease.
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Dame Maggie Smith
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Kylie Minogue
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Jennifer Saunders
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Shannen Doherty
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Olivia Newton-John
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Wanda Sykes
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Sharon Osbourne
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Janice Dickinson
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Cynthia Nixon
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Anastacia Lyn Newkirk
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