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Radio personality Sarah Gandy is distributing new stickers that educate females about the nine symptoms of breast cancer.
The day before New Zealand went into level 4 lockdown, Sarah Gandy had her final cancer treatment.
The former The Hits breakfast radio host found a lump in her breast in 2018, aged just 36.
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Sarah Gandy first learned of her breast cancer at 36.
It turned out to be two “huge” tumours, one of which measured 8cm by 7cm, requiring her to undergo a full mastectomy and months of chemotherapy and radiation.
Her experience has prompted her to join forces with the Breast Cancer Foundation to launch the ‘Change & Check’ campaign on October 1, marking the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Of the nine major signs of breast cancer, Gandy said she knew of two when she was diagnosed.
Speaking to Stuff from her West Auckland home, Gandy she had been struggling with panic attacks for a few months when she found the lump in late 2018.