She revealed in August that she was battling the disease.
And now, Samantha Womack, 50, has revealed that she is breast cancer free, but is having radiotherapy ‘to try and nuke any leftover cells.’
Just five month after her diagnosis, the EastEnders star has opened up about how she is now having some ongoing treatment ‘as a prevention.’
Amazing news! Samantha Womack, 50, has revealed that she is breast cancer free, but is having radiotherapy ‘to try and nuke any leftover cells’ (Pictured in July)
Speaking to OK! Samantha shared: ‘Now I’m just having some treatment as I go back to work, as a prevention… We’re feeling a lot better than we were.
‘My treatment is ongoing for breast cancer. The surgery was quite difficult to recover from just because it’s quite tender when you have lymph nodes removed. There’s a few mobility issues at the beginning.’
She recalled: ‘The first round of chemotherapy was pretty hardcore really, it was quite toxic,’ before adding: ‘I’ve got radiotherapy for a bit of time to try and nuke any leftover cells.’
Just last month, Samantha revealed her breast cancer was found during a ‘random check’ and said the disease has ‘attacked’ her ‘femininity’.
Preventative: Just five month after her diagnosis, the EastEnders star has opened up about how she is just having some ongoing treatment ‘as a prevention’ (Pictured in 2019)
Speaking on This Morning, Samantha said she didn’t find a lump when she was diagnosed four months ago, saying her cancer was discovered in a random check.
‘It was really incredible because I didn’t find a lump, I didn’t feel unwell,’ she explained.
‘There had been a lot of illness around our friends and family and I just thought I’d get a random check and I had an ultrasound, and it showed a little shadow – at that point it could be anything, a cyst… then I had further investigations and then that diagnosis.’
Samantha described herself as ‘very lucky’ because the lump was less than 2cm and she was able to have a lumpectomy to have the piece of tissue and five lymph nodes removed.
Health: Just last month, Samantha revealed her breast cancer was found during a ‘random check’ and said the disease ‘attacked’ her ‘femininity’
She went on to describe breast cancer as a disease which ‘attacks’ your ‘body’ and your ‘femininity’ as she urged other women to get checked.
She said: ‘Breast cancer is a strange one, it attacks your body and your femininity, your hair, your breasts, all these beautiful women of all ages.
‘So many women should be checking themselves in their thirties. That is an important message to get out and checked as well.’
The actress, also described battling cancer as ‘terrifying’ but praised the treatments that are available now to treat the disease.
Diagnosis: Samantha previously announced she’d ‘started her own battle’ with the disease as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died aged 73 after long fight with cancer
Samantha previously announced she’d ‘started her battle’ with the disease as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died aged 73 after long fight with cancer.
Explaining why she revealed her news in that way, she said: ‘I always had quite a precarious relationship with what you share on social media but also challenging yourself, thinking, ‘Am I doing this because I want likes or am I doing this because there’s actual genuine intention behind it?’
‘So at the beginning, I was like, ‘I don’t know if it’s the right thing to do’ and then Lily, my daughter was in the kitchen with Ollie [Samantha’s partner] cooking and she read about Olivia Newton John, and she was on her phone.
‘She just read it in the kitchen and I’d been with Olivia, just for a dinner after a show I’d done, I’d played Sandy in Grease.
Random check: Speaking on This Morning, Samantha said she didn’t find a lump when she was diagnosed four months ago, saying her cancer was discovered in a random check
‘It was just at the beginning of her diagnosis and what struck me was her journey had been 30 years and she was at the end and I was just at the beginning, and it took me back – I felt very moved by it…
‘I thought, ‘I want to share it. I want to talk to people. I want to put it out there’ and it was amazing, the love that came back. I felt empowered by it.’
Her latest comments come after Samantha gave an update on her health as she returns to work while battling breast cancer.
The actress took the theatre by storm to play her part of the White Witch on stage in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on Wednesday night.
Ahead of her performance and return to Narnia, Sam, who recently underwent chemotherapy treatment, said: ‘I’m back at work at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
‘It’s been a rough couple of months but I am blessed to be back.’
Surgery: Samantha described herself as ‘very lucky’ because the lump was less than 2cm and she had a lumpectomy to have the piece of tissue and five lymph nodes removed
In October, Samantha revealed she’s been struggling with headaches and a loss of appetite after beginning her chemotherapy for breast cancer.
The star, shared a sweet snap with her boyfriend Oliver Farnworth after he cooked her a delicious open fire dinner.
Penning a candid caption, Samantha revealed she had started to regain her appetite several days after her first round of ‘red devil’ chemotherapy, with many celebrity pals offering their support in the comments.
In the image shared to Instagram, Samantha could be seen beaming at her boyfriend Oliver as they enjoyed a vast meal together.
Brave: Samantha recently gave an update on her health as she returns to work in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe while battling breast cancer
Her caption read: ‘This was a few days ago – after getting appetite back – following ”Red Devil chemo” Oli made this on an open fire in Valencia.
‘Struggling with migraines at the moment, but Xena the rescue dog by my side, keeping her Topaz eyes on me……..’
Red devil is the nickname for the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, due to its bright red colour.
In October, Samantha revealed that she was set to undergo her first chemotherapy session as she shared a health update with her fans.
Candid: In October, Samantha revealed she’s been struggling with headaches and a loss of appetite after beginning chemotherapy for breast cancer
She took to Instagram to thank her 87,600 followers for their support following her breast cancer diagnosis.
Samantha has two children, Lili and Benji, with former husband Mark Womack, who appears in Emmerdale. They split up four years ago, but have carried on living together.
For the past two years she has been dating actor Oliver Farnworth, 40, and the three of them now form a ‘blended parenting unit’ — dividing their time between homes in Bedfordshire and Liverpool.
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