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Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards - 'I was 4 when my parents died in a car crash. It made me determined my kids wouldn’t be orphaned - cancer knocked on the wrong door'

EXCLUSIVE: Loose Women star Brenda Edwards opens up in an emotional interview with OK! about overcoming breast cancer, going through tragedy and her dream to do Strictly

Following treatment - including a mastectomy - she received a "second chance at life" (Image: OK!/Catherine Harbour)Over the following months, as she started gruelling chemotherapy sessions, Brenda lost her hair, was sick and suffered from extreme fatigue and melanonychia, which causes a black discoloration in your nails and toenails. She's teamed up with GenesisCare on their Second Chance campaign (Image: Abigail Fahey)When we ask what advice she would give to anyone facing or going through cancer, Brenda’s message is positive. Brenda Edwards is fronting the new GenesisCare Second Chance campaign which aims to raise awareness of where in the body secondary cancer is most likely to strike and the symptoms to look out for.

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