Countryfile's Julia Bradbury Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis

The 51-year-old broadcaster said she would have surgery next month in order to remove a six centimetre tumour from her left breast.

Julia Bradbury is set to undergo surgery to remove her left breast after revealing she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, the 51-year-old broadcaster said she would have a mastectomy next month in order to remove a six centimetre tumour.

Julia Bradbury
Julia Bradbury
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Surgeons will also take tissue from her lymph nodes to establish whether the disease has spread to other parts of her body.

Bradbury’s diagnosis followed a mammogram she booked in July on an annual recall, having last year found a lump which proved to be a cluster of benign micro-cysts.

While the tumour was described as “sizeable”, doctors believe the cancer cells have not yet spread to the breast tissue, meaning she may not need chemotherapy.

Bradbury told the paper she was sticking to the positives: “It is quite good on the scale on cancers. But as with all tumours, until you are in there you never know.

“As it is I am going to lose my breast. I trust that one day I will look down on it and think that was the fight of my life and I have the ultimate battle scar to prove it.”

I’m sad to say that I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer & need urgent surgery. Please self-check regularly & if you have any unexplained pain, tenderness or lumps, please ask for checks & follow ups. And ask for a 2nd opinion if you’re not happy. https://t.co/NNeCYyQRTG

— Julia Bradbury💙 (@JuliaBradbury) September 19, 2021

wanted to share my story with my dear friend & journalist Sarah who has allowed me to give people the facts in the most pragmatic way. I hope this will give other women the confidence to keep checking & talking to their Drs, especially if they feel something isn’t “quite right”

— Julia Bradbury💙 (@JuliaBradbury) September 19, 2021

Please take a look at @breastcancernow @pinkribbonfoundation for more info.

— Julia Bradbury💙 (@JuliaBradbury) September 19, 2021

The Countryfile presenter urged other women to regularly check themselves for breast cancer and not to be afraid to seek help.

“We must, must, must check ourselves and seek help,” she said.

“Being scared of a diagnosis could be the thing which kills you. So learn what to look for and check, check, check.

“Doctors are experts but only you can press a lump, know how it feels and think you should do something about it.”

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