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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. Under went a lumpectomy and was given chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Cancer >> Breast Cancer in women >> Women 30 - 49 >> Tess - Interview 53 >> It can be difficult having treatment and looking after a new baby. At first Tess was also breastfeeding with her healthy breast.

When Tess was diagnosed with breast cancer, aged 33, she also found out she was pregnant. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and tamoxifen and Herceptin. She later had a second mastectomy with immediate breast recontsruction, and had her ovaries removed.

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