has shared the incredible news that she has finished her radiotherapy treatment amid her breast cancer diagnosis.
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Beverley Callard Completes Radiotherapy in Cancer Fight
Beverley Callard has shared the incredible news that she has finished her radiotherapy treatment amid her breast cancer diagnosis. The Coronation Street star, 6...
Street star, 69, was diagnosed with breast earlier this year and has constantly updated followers during her treatment and hospital appointments.
And on Thursday the actress shared the fantastic news that she has now had all 10 of her radiotherapy sessions as she said: 'I am thrilled'.
Addressing her fans she said: 'I've done it. I've just finished my last radiotherapy session. Fingers crossed.
'Yep, that was for me and lots of people have to have lots more I know that, but for now that's finished. So hopefully, I don't know for sure, but hopefully I won't need any more.'
Her husband Jon McEwan interjected: 'Positive thinking, darling,' as she replied: 'That's it. I know positive thinking. Yes definitely.'
Beverley Callard, 69, has revealed she has finished her radiotherapy treatment as she celebrated a major health update amid her breast cancer battle in an Instagram on Thursday
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She continued: 'To be honest, I feel a bit numb because yesterday I really struggled, but today I've been fine and now I've got to see the professor again in two months, and then I'll know a lot more, and mammograms and oncologists and all that.
'But radiotherapy is finished for now, so I'm really thrilled. I'm not going to celebrate tonight. We're too tired. We can't be bothered.
'I'm going to put scruffy clothes on and just sit and watch TV with a cup of tea.'
Last month Beverley gave an update on her radiotherapy treatment plan as she revealed she would be having '10 days of radiotherapy, five consecutive days, then a weekend off, then five more days.'
She said: 'I'm not sure when it starts yet. They'll let me know. They will send me an appointment to have a body scan and do the mapping, that's the first thing, and they'll let me know soon when that begins, so really that's all I know at the moment.'
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She confirmed that she is still able to work while she awaits treatment starting.
Beverley also said how medics were worried she should have started radiotherapy earlier following her breast cancer diagnosis.
The star admitted it 'wasn't what she wanted to hear' after attending the hospital to discuss a treatment plan with doctors.
Addressing her fans she said: 'I've done it. I've just finished my last radiotherapy session. Fingers crossed'
got a call from her doctor that she had breast cancer and so returned to the UK to have surgery and treatment.
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In an Instagram video, Beverley revealed her husband Jon had driven her to work. She said: 'I have to tell you, it's like the first day back at term at school.
'I'm really nervous and on edge but nicely so. So wish me luck, I'll let you know how it goes.'
After a day of filming Beverley updated her followers and seemed delighted with how it all went.
She said: 'Home from my first day at work and do you know what? It was fantastic. As I said before, it was a bit nerve wracking. You think first day of term, "this is scary".
'But as soon as I was in there, you just feel like you've never been away. It was really good. Everybody was so pleased to see me and I was really pleased to see them.
'We laughed a lot and got the giggles. It was just fantastic, I have a very early start tomorrow which I'm not looking forward to but there we go.'