CORONATION Street’s Toyah Battersby has been given some devastating news.
The counsellor – who is played by actress Georgia Taylor in the ITV soap – has been awaiting results of her hospital test for weeks after a false pregnancy result.
And tonight she got the news she had been dreading.
“We were able to get a good enough sample from the biopsy,” the doctor began to tell Toyah and Nick what they had found.
“The biopsy has shown something worrying and I’m afraid it was malignant. I’m sorry to have to tell you this but you have germ cell ovarian cancer.”
Toyah tried to insist she was fine and just managed to hold back her tears as Nick comforted her.
The doctor added: “It looks like the tumour is confined to one ovary.
“But we can’t be sure until we operate. We want to remove it within the next two weeks. It’s possible you will need a course of chemotherapy.
“I understand this is tough news but most patients with germ cell cancer respond very well to treatment and make a full recovery.”
Later driving home Toyah asked Nick not to tell Leanne, insisting she couldn’t cope with the Institute nonsense she would throw at her.
But when they got home, Toyah broke the news to her – and proved herself right.
Leanne immediately jumped into insisting the cult could help her – sending Nick into a fury.
The actual couple rowed while Toyah sat devastated in front of them on the sofa, struggling to cope with it all.
Screaming at them both to shut up, she left the room and when she returned she had a bombshell to drop.
Speaking to them both, she said: “I’ve made a decision. I don’t want either of you involved in my treatment.
Ovarian cancers affects the ovaries – the organs that store the eggs needed to make babies.
It mostly affects women over the age of 50 and can sometimes run in families, according to the NHS.
Symptoms of the cancer can be vague, particularly in its early stages, Cancer Research UK SAYS.
The charity advises you speak to a GP if you have the following symptoms:
The NHS added that bleeding from the vagina after the menopause could be another possible symptom of ovarian cancer.
“It’s what I want. I don’t want either of you coming to my appointments. I don’t want to talk to you about how I’m feeling.
“I don’t want you fussing over me. I want you to concentrate on each other and sorting your stuff out. I’ll concentrate on me.”
