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or a double mastectomy, is a huge shock for any woman. It's profoundly difficult and emotional to get through. READ MORE: Oti Mabuse reunites with little known sister who looks nothing like her "But I am extremely grateful I was able to have immediate reconstruction, because of the type of cancer I had and its location.

Julia Bradbury has spoken on her fears that having children later down the line increased her risk of breast cancer.The presenter, 52, announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer in September last year, before undergoing a mastectomy one month later to have a 6cm tumour removed.Julia has been incredibly open about her experiences and fronted an ITV documentary about her battle with breast cancer, entitled Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me.The TV star was over the age of 40 when she had her kids – Zephyr, 11, and twins Xanthe and Zena, seven – with her twin daughters being born following five rounds of IVF with her husband.Julia and husband Gerard Cunningham went down the IVF path after she sought treatment for endometriosis, which can affect fertility.Despite the pride she feels about being a slightly older mother, Julia has shared her concerns that this was a contributing factor to her breast cancer.She told The Sun: ‘I love motherhood and I think there are certain life skills you have more experience with when you’re older.‘But if you have your children later in life, that increases your risk of breast cancer, so does being a tall woman, as does being extensively on the Pill.’According to the NHS, having children or having children later in life may ‘slightly increase’ your risk of developing breast cancer because ‘your exposure to oestrogen is not interrupted by pregnancy.’BreastCancer.org also explain that breast cancer risk reduction from pregnancy doesn’t kick in until about 20 years after a woman’s last pregnancy.They detail a study which found that women younger than 55 who had a full-term pregnancy had a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer during the study.Taking the combined contraceptive

Julia Bradbury has revealed that she has given up alcohol in an effort to prevent her cancer from returning.The 51 year old presenter announced last September that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction a month later, to remove the 5cm tumour discovered in her left breast. Julia, who is a mum of three, has said that she is “not comfortable” with drinking alcohol anymore and wants to stop to stay alive for her children, who have been her “biggest motivation” in her decision.The Countryfile host and her husband Gerard Cunningham share a 10 year old son named Zephr and twin daughters Zena and Xanthe, aged seven.

Julia Bradbury has revealed the new approach she has to life to help stop her cancer from returning, including giving up alcohol.The 51-year-old TV presenter, best known for her shows on nature and travel, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, which she shared publicly that September.She was diagnosed with a 5cm tumour in her left breast, and in October 2021 underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction.The mum is doing everything to ‘increase [her] odds’ against the ‘bad luck’ of cancer, as her ‘biggest motivation is staying alive for [her] children.’She and husband Gerard Cunningham share three children together: 10-year-old son Zephyr, and twin daughters Xanthe and Zena, aged seven.Julia now says she has given up alcohol as part of the process, saying she previously had a reputation for being able to ‘drink everybody else under the table.’In an interview with Woman&Home Magazine, for which she is starring in a cover shoot, she revealed that she is currently ‘not comfortable with drinking alcohol.’‘If I drink one unit of alcohol a day, my risk of recurrence is between five and six per cent across my lifetime,’ she explained.‘With four units a day, it goes up to 28 per cent.’Julia was ‘considered healthy’ when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, but says she was eating refined sugar ‘every day,’ which she says is ‘toxic and disrupts the hormone balance.’‘I’m a positive person, and I’m trying to use my resilience and health to make a positive impact on my body,’ she explained.The Countryfile presenter has been open about her diagnosis and treatment for cancer, aiming to raise awareness about the disease.Discussing the importance of being breast aware, Addie Mitchell, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer

Former Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has given fans a glimpse inside the west London home where she lives with her husband Gerard Cunningham, her son Zephyrus and daughters Zena and Xanthe. The 51 year old, whose documentary Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me left fans in tears, regularly posts snaps of her property on Instagram where she has 212,000 followers. During lockdown, Julia, who announced in September last year that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, gave a peek into her bedroom when she showed off her “#badmumdancing”.