Current:Home > reviewsSarah Ferguson shares malignant melanoma diagnosis just months after breast cancer -Trailblazer Capital Learning
Sarah Ferguson shares malignant melanoma diagnosis just months after breast cancer
View
Date:2025-04-14 11:06:42
Sarah Ferguson is being treated for skin cancer, just six months after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
The melanoma was discovered when several moles were removed while the Duchess of York, 64, was undergoing reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, her representative told The Associated Press.
"Clearly, another diagnosis so soon after treatment for breast cancer has been distressing but the Duchess remains in good spirits," the statement said. Her doctors are determining if the malignancy was caught early.
USA TODAY has reached out to Ferguson's spokesperson for details.
The news broke less than a week after the royal family announced that Princess Kate had been hospitalized for unspecified abdominal surgery and that King Charles III was undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Ferguson, aka "Fergie," was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 to 1996 and they share two grown daughters: Princess Beatrice, 35, and Princess Eugenie, 33. The former senior working royal, who is the author of several children's books and a historical romance, was an obsession of the British tabloids for years before attention turned to Prince William and Prince Harry.
Last June, when Ferguson revealed her breast cancer diagnosis after a routine mammogram, she said her prognosis was good and she was symptom-free.
Ferguson has long advocated for cancer research. In 2022, the Duchess of York and her princess daughters virtually met cancer patients and nurses for the opening of the hematology ward at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contributing: The Associated Press and Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
Princess Kate:The wife of Prince William has been hospitalized for abdominal surgery, palace says
veryGood! (464)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Warming Trends: A Manatee with ‘Trump’ on its Back, a Climate Version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and an Arctic Podcast
- The EPA Proposes a Ban on HFC-23, the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Among Hydrofluorocarbons, by October 2022
- Brian Austin Green Slams Claim Ex Megan Fox Forces Sons to Wear Girls Clothes
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Walt Nauta, Trump aide indicted in classified documents case, pleads not guilty
- Emily Blunt Shares Insight into Family Life With Her and John Krasinski’s Daughters
- After brief pause, Federal Reserve looks poised to raise interest rates again
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- For a City Staring Down the Barrel of a Climate-Driven Flood, A New Study Could be the Smoking Gun
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- In Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship
- Residents Fight to Keep Composting From Getting Trashed in New York City’s Covid-19 Budget Cuts
- Apply for ICN’s Environmental Reporting Workshop for Midwest Journalists. It’s Free!
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Elite runner makes wrong turn just before finish line, costing her $10,000 top prize
- Watchdog faults ineffective Border Patrol process for release of migrant on terror watchlist
- Kelis Cheekily Responds to Bill Murray Dating Rumors
Recommendation
Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
As Warming Oceans Bring Tough Times to California Crab Fishers, Scientists Say Diversifying is Key to Survival
The Common Language of Loss
Emily Blunt Shares Insight into Family Life With Her and John Krasinski’s Daughters
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
State by State
Meta's Twitter killer app Threads is here – and you can get a cheat code to download it
Watchdog faults ineffective Border Patrol process for release of migrant on terror watchlist