Fergie joins Palace sick list after being diagnosed with skin cancer
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer, British media is reporting, in another health problem for a member of Britain’s royal family.
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Ferguson, 64, who was married to Prince Andrew, was treated for breast cancer last year and has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma after several moles were removed.
āShe is undergoing further investigations to ensure that this has been caught in the early stages,ā Sky News quoted her spokesman as saying.
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āClearly, another diagnosis so soon after treatment for breast cancer has been distressing, but the duchess remains in good spirits.ā
Ferguson, known as Fergie, has spoken of the importance of coming forward for cancer checks after her initial breast cancer surgery.
Her new diagnosis was reported as King Charles, 75, prepares for a ācorrective procedureā for an enlarged prostate this week.
On Wednesday royal officials also announced that Catherine, wife of Charlesā heir Prince William, had undergone successful planned abdominal surgery and will be in hospital for up to two weeks.
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