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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Maanya Sachdeva

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson ‘feels very lucky to be alive’ after eight-hour mastectomy

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The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, reportedly feels “very lucky to be alive” after undergoing surgery to treat breast cancer, following a routine mammogram.

Last week, a spokesman for Ferguson, 63, told The Independent the mastectomy had been successful and that the duchess was recuperating with her family.

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