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Lisa Faulkner reveals she's 'all clear' after breast cancer diagnosis
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- Faulkner said she had been diagnosed in "the very early stages of breast cancer" and had had "quite a big op", adding that she still had "quite a bit of healing to do.
- She told fans: "I'm so grateful that I went for my mammogram.
- Faulkner, 54, added: "I want to say thank you to our wonderful NHS and the fact that we can have these mammograms, and we can get treatment early."
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The Celebrity Masterchef winner told her Instagram followers, external that she had received her results following the operation, and "it's all good, they've got everything out, so it's all clear and I just need some radiotherapy in a few weeks".
Faulkner said she had been diagnosed in "the very early stages of breast cancer" and had had "quite a big op", adding that she still had "quite a bit of healing to do. But I'm good, I'm well. And feeling so much better".
She told fans: "I'm so grateful that I went for my mammogram. Don't put them off, go, because they found this - without this mammogram, it wouldn't have been picked up."
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