Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, underwent surgery for breast cancer at the King Edward VII private hospital, located in central London, and, according to a statement this Sunday from the spokesperson for the Duchess of York herself, the prognosis is “good”.
“Sarah, the Duchess of York, was recently diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. detected on routine mammography”, he explained. “He was recommended to have surgery, which he did successfully,” she added.
Right now, the Duchess is receiving “the best medical care and her doctors have told her that the prognosis is good.” Now is recuperating with her family at Royal Lodge, the Windsor home she shares with her ex-husbandfrom whom he has been divorced since 1996.
Raise awareness
Ferguson, 63, has decided that she herself will speak in public about this mastectomy, since her desire is to encourage the population to attend medical check-ups as a preventive measure. In fact, on his own podcast, Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarahhas stressed the importance of not skipping reviews.
“It is vital. It is very important that you talk about it. I don’t care if no one wants to hear from me. I tell people from here because I want every person who listens to this podcast to go and get checked out, go and get tested”, he commented.
According to the spokesperson’s statement, “the Duchess wants to express her immense gratitude to all the medical staff who have supported her in recent days” and is “also immensely grateful to the staff who performed the mammogram that identified the disease, which had no symptomsand believes that his experience highlights the importance of regular medical check-ups.”
