Coronation Street’s Victoria Ekanoye diagnosed with cancer months after ‘miracle’ son born

Victoria Ekanoye opened up about her shocking diagnosis, revealing that she first discovered a lump when breastfeeding her 11-month-year-old son Theo. The Coronation Street star was told she had DCIS, which is Ductal carcinoma in situ, on October 13. 

Victoria described how, in spite of her breast cancer news, she actually feels “lucky” that the doctors had “caught it early”. 

The actress experienced a traumatic ordeal in March when she gave birth to Theo, who she calls a “miracle” baby. 

At the time, Victoria feared her son would die during her three-day labour, due to complications with her sickle cell anaemia. 

Speaking about her recent diagnosis she said: “I was diagnosed on October 13 with DCIS, which is Ductal carcinoma in situ. It basically means that cells have turned cancerous within the milk ducts.”

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“Back in July I was feeding Theo and I noticed there was a small lump protruding at the top of my left breast.

“My mum had breast cancer at 41, and her sister at 39 – so many people in my family, in fact. So I don’t really leave any time before I check these things…” she continued

“We’re being really optimistic, and positive, and really lucky that we’ve caught it as early as we have. 

“I don’t know if lucky is the right word, but that’s how I feel,” she concluded in her interview with OK! Magazine. 

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