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The 49-year-old actress revealed the news as paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died from breast cancer herself on Tuesday. | ITV National News.

I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved." She decided to share the news after Newton-John became a prominent breast cancer campaigner herself, after being given the first of three cancer diagnoses in 1992. Olivia and Chloe had come to see Grease in London and we had dinner together afterwards.

Actress Samantha Womack has announced she has breast cancer as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, whose death from the disease was announced last night ...

I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved." It appears that Sam found strength from the sad news that Olivia had died aged 73 at her ranch in America, surrounded by her family. Actress Samantha Womack has announced she has breast cancer as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, whose death from the disease was announced last night.

In her tribute she shared a picture of the pair alongside Olivia's daughter Chloe taken in 1993 when Samantha had played Sandy in the West End production of ...

The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Staging means how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. - Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply 'out of control'. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer. Breast cancer can develop in men though this is rare. The Macmillan Support Line offers free, confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. Some people are diagnosed with 'carcinoma in situ', where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule. - The Macmillan Support Line offers free, confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. 'I was so excited and in awe, she was my childhood.

EastEnders' actress Samantha Womack, 49, has announced she is battling breast cancer as she paid tribute to Grease icon Olivia Newton-John on Tuesdsay.

I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved." Her cause of death has yet to be announced. The actress, 49, announced she is "starting my own battle with this disease" in a heartbreaking post as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John on Tuesday in the wake of her death.

Samantha, best known for her role as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders, shared the news on her Twitter page.

Olivia and Chloe had come to see Grease in London and we had dinner together afterwards. Sam wrote: ‘This was the most magical of evenings. The actress, known for her role as Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC One soap, shared an old picture of herself and daughter Chloe, alongside the Grease icon and singer.

The actress, who is known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC soap, said that she is "starting my own battle with this disease" as she paid tribute to Olivia ...

Lifestyle Lifestyle I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved."