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Kate Middleton's 'agonising' wait for cancer diagnosis after surgery


Kate Middleton was told that her condition was "non-cancerous" after undergoing abdominal surgery in January, but was then given the devastating news that she had cancer

The news shocked millions who had been wondering about her health and location for weeks after she was admitted to the London Clinic on January 16 for what Kensington Palace called "planned abdominal surgery". In the royal's announcement on Friday evening, Kate said she was first told her condition was "non-cancerous", but despite feeling a huge relief at first, tests after the operation showed that cancer was there. Kensington Palace is keeping date details of Kate's cancer diagnosis under wraps, revealing only that it was "once post-operative tests had been completed and the results reviewed".

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