Novelist Jane Fallon says second breast cancer surgery ‘went well’
By Georgia Bates, Press Association
Best-selling novelist Jane Fallon has said her second breast cancer surgery “went well” and she is “looking forward to getting back to normal”.
It comes just over a month after the author, 65, announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram.
In a post on Instagram on Thursday, Fallon – who is the long-term partner of comedian Ricky Gervais – said: “So, my second surgery went well.
“They got the clear margin they need on the original excision, which is great.
“They did hit a new little patch of precancerous cells on the other side of the new bit they took out but, thankfully, everyone agrees more surgery would be overkill.
“A huge (percent) of pre cancer doesn’t develop into cancer.
“I saw the oncologist today and we’ve agreed the risks of radiation outweigh the benefits in my case.
“Which leaves Tamoxifen (or similar) or wait and see (my preferred option).
“I’m very nervous about going the drug route, because I know the side effects can be hideous, but I’m taking all the info on board & luckily there’s no pressure to make a quick decision.”
According to the NHS, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in the UK.
Mammograms can help detect breast cancer that is too small to feel or see, with treatment more likely to be successful if caught early.
The author has written 14 books including Got You Back, Queen Bee and Welcome To The Neighbourhood.
Her debut novel, Getting Rid Of Matthew, is being adapted for a comedy-romance film starring Wild Child actress Emma Roberts, Legally Blonde’s Luke Wilson and The Hangover’s Heather Graham.
