Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has opened up for the first time about the harrowing experience of undergoing a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 32-year-old professional dancer shared news of her diagnosis in May, and began treatment last week as she bravely told fans that she was "more determined than ever to get back on the dance floor". Amy has since undergone gruelling surgery to remove two tumours, cancer 'specks' and some lymph nodes from her right breast.
Speaking to The Mirror, Amy admitted: "The hardest time was waiting for surgery, thinking 'I have cancer inside me'. You're thinking, 'it's grade three, what if it's spreading, what if it spreads tonight?'"
