Overview
- Amy Dowden’s Instagram post, shared Thursday, contrasts a hospital chemo photo with a recent image and urges others to share #ThisIsMeNow stories in support of Breast Cancer Now.
- Dowden was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023 at age 32, had a mastectomy and fortnightly chemotherapy at Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital, and later announced no evidence of disease in early 2024.
- She has described severe treatment complications, including an ambulance admission, a blood clot on the lung after eight rounds of chemo, and what one report called life-threatening sepsis.
- Coverage notes she chose a second mastectomy last year and says her hormone-driven cancer led to early menopause, with monthly hospital injections and uncertainty about future fertility.
- The dancer returned to Strictly Come Dancing in 2024 and is using her public platform, with support from fellow performers and fans, to drive awareness, chest checks, and fundraising for people living with or beyond breast cancer in the UK.