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Ex-Emmerdale star Catherine Tyldesley on husband's breast cancer scare as she issues plea to other men

Former Emmerdale star Catherine Tyldesley has spoken out about her husband Tom's scare with male breast cancer as she urges others to check for the "rare" symptoms.

Actor Cath, who played the role of Abi Peterson in the long running ITV soap back in 2010, and also Eva Price in Coronation Street took to Instagram to share her husband's story. The actress and mum-of-two revealed that she too had previously found a lump in her breast, but after being checked out she was thankfully given the all clear.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, April, 13, Cath shared a quote with the statistics that one in 200 cases of breast cancer happen in men as she explained Tom's experience.

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