Overview
- Tracy Shaw said she has cut her hair and will donate it to the Little Princess Trust, calling it her next step before chemotherapy.
- Shaw, who played Maxine Peacock on Coronation Street, shared in a Tuesday video that she had a good cry and told followers, “I can’t go through with this anymore,” as she awaited her chemo start date.
- She earlier said she had “radiation put in” and was told to avoid pregnant women, young children, and public toilets, which signals that preparatory treatment has begun.
- She previously outlined a plan for five months of chemotherapy followed by surgery to remove lumps and lymph nodes.
- Shaw has described her cancer as HER2, a subtype that can shape therapy choices, and she has received public support from former Coronation Street co-stars.