EastEnders confirms Sam Mitchell cancer diagnosis in emotional return story

 She's hiding a worrying secret.

EastEnders has affirmed that Sam Mitchell will be analyzed with breast cancer when she makes a emotional return to Walford another month. It was as of late affirmed that Kim Medcalf would be reprising her part as Sam for a brief stretch this Christmas, having final been seen on screen early final year.

But Sam will return to Albert Square with something on her intellect, as she is concerned almost her wellbeing after finding a knot in her breast.

Sam doesn’t need to tell anybody around this, but her family before long choose up on her sporadic conduct and learn what’s going on. With the truth out, Jack, Denise and Phil all empower her to go to the doctors.

The comes about will affirm that Sam does have breast cancer, but in scenes that will discuss in the Modern Year, she gets the protuberance expelled by means of lumpectomy which permits her to make a full recuperation.

This story will follow Sam and her loved ones throughout the whole process of seeking medical advice, receiving a diagnosis and the treatment that follows – highlighting the importance of getting checked quickly.

Alongside experts in the field, EastEnders is working with charity Breast Cancer now to make sure Sam’s story is told sensitively and accurately.

Executive producer Ben Wadey said in a statement: "It was imperative that we worked with Breast Cancer Now to ensure that Sam’s important breast cancer storyline was portrayed sensitively and accurately.

Sam is initially hesitant to seek medical advice after she finds a lump in her breast but with the support of family and friends, Sam gets help quickly, and because her cancer is caught early, she’s able to successfully remove her breast lump via a lumpectomy in the New Year."

Sally Kum, the associate director of nursing and health information at Breast Cancer Now, added: "Sam’s experience will resonate with thousands of EastEnders viewers. We’ve drawn on our insights and extensive expertise supporting people affected by breast cancer to help guide this storyline and ensure it’s portrayed authentically.

"We know that the earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the better the chances of successful treatment, and ultimately, of lives being saved. As such, EastEnders is delivering a vital health message by raising awareness of the importance of breast checking, knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, and getting any new or unusual breast changes checked by a GP."