Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has said she “burst into tears” when she arrived for chemotherapy treatment.The professional dancer, 32, announced in May that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and in June she revealed she had undergone a mastectomy.
Doctors later found another type of cancer in the Caerphilly-born dancer, and she described this as a “massive blow” as it meant she would not be able to compete in Strictly this year.
Sharing an update on her chemotherapy treatment, Amy posted photos to Instagram which showed her wrapped in blankets on a hospital bed wearing a cold cap.
Cold caps are often worn during chemotherapy treatment and they have a cooling effect on the head, reducing blood flow to the scalp.
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