Overview
- Laura Rowley, 43, first noticed nipple discharge in mid‑2025 and was treated for suspected high prolactin before a GP found a lump in September 2025.
- Specialists at Derriford Hospital confirmed Grade 2 HER2‑negative breast cancer after a biopsy at the Primrose Breast Care Centre in Plymouth.
- She had surgery on November 6, 2025, including a mammoplasty to remove the tumour, reconstruction, and removal of six lymph nodes, and she went home the same day.
- Following radiotherapy in January with 10 sessions plus five boosters, she began tamoxifen and received vitamin B12 injections for low levels and fatigue.
- Rowley is recovering and plans to return to work, and she and Breast Cancer Now urge people to check for nipple discharge or skin dimpling and to use the TLC routine of touch, look, and check with a GP.