Emmerdale 's Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) has been left fearing for her life after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer.
Emmerdale spoilers have revealed she needs to have surgery to remove the tumour, and will need a colostomy bag to help her, perhaps changing her life for good.
As Vanesa prepares to die, she writes a will and has finally told her friends and family that she is ill, sending shockwaves around the village.
However, some viewers have been left confused as they remembered that Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estenson) had colon cancer, which has the same medical repercussions as bowel cancer.
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