Nadia Bartel shares details of shock breast cancer scare as she advocates for early detection: ‘It was scary’

By MARTA JARY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 10:25 BST, 7 May 2025 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 7 May 2025

Nadia Bartel has shared details the breast cancer scare she suffered as a young woman. 

The 39-year-old, who is working with the Witchery White Shirt campaign to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer research, says she found a lump when she was just 18. 

‘I had a lump removed out of my chest,’ the former WAG told the Herald Sun on Wednesday.

‘It was scary, but it was fine in the end. They took it out and it was benign. I have a little scar there but for a week or something you don’t know. 

‘I was 18 at the time and breast cancer can affect really young women,’ she added. 

Bartel says she was worried as she lost her aunt to a rare cervical cancer. 

Nadia Bartel (pictured) has shared details the breast cancer scare she suffered as a young woman. The 39-year-old, who is working with the Witchery White Shirt campaign to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer research, says she found a lump when she was just 18

‘There is a lot of cancers in my family… she died too young and you just ask why. But like with ovarian cancer they didn’t pick up the signs or symptoms’ Nadia said. 

The mother-of-two told previously told The Daily Telegraph after a biopsy came back ‘inconclusive’, she had surgery to remove the ‘big lump’.

She said of the shock ordeal: ‘I’ve still got a three centimetre scar under my nipple, because it was so big.’

‘It was quite a big lump… I just thought it was nothing initially, because I was so young, but then I showed mum and she was worried because of the family history,’ the fashion designer added.

While the lump proved to be benign, Nadia said she regularly does self-checks and works with breast cancer charity, Pink Hope. 

Last year, Nadia and her sister Michelle Ring both revealed they had lumps removed from their chest.

The pair were raising awareness for breast cancer with a limited edition pink hair straightener when they made the revelation.

Bartel said the lumps were benign, however, the experience was still ‘scary’ knowing the history of breast cancer in the family.

‘I had a lump removed out of my chest,’ the former WAG said. ‘It was scary, but it was fine in the end. They took it out and it was benign. I have a little scar there but for a week or something you don’t know’

Last year, Nadia and her sister Michelle Ring (right) both revealed they had lumps removed from their chest

‘We’ve had a bit of a journey having lumps removed from both of our chests,’ Nadia said.

‘We’re really lucky they were both benign, but it was a little bit scary in those moments where we didn’t know what was happening,’ she added.

The fashion designer stressed the importance of check ups.

‘I know that when we found the lump in my chest, it was many years ago I think I was about 18, and that’s probably why you are checking more frequently because we do have a bit of history in our family so we’re very diligent with checking.’

Michelle also got candid about her more recent journey.

‘It’s kind of that scary moment where you don’t really want to get checked but you do want to get checked,’ Ring said.

‘I was very lucky that I did. It was a benign tumor in the end but a very fast growing tumor. It was only a few years ago… it was amazing that I got myself checked and got it removed,’ she continued.

Nadia has a close relationship with Michelle, with whom she runs the Melbourne-based fashion label Henne. 

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Nadia Bartel shares details of shock breast cancer scare as she advocates for early detection: ‘It was scary’

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