Emmerdale's Chas Dingle, played by Lucy Pargeter, learns she has triple-negative breast cancer and faces a decision to have a double mastectomy due to inherited BRCA2 gene.

Emmerdale's Chas Dingle, played by Lucy Pargeter for 22 years, faces a decision to have a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. In a gripping storyline, Chas had genetic testing which confirmed she had inherited a faulty BRCA2 gene. The character has always been aware of the risk of breast cancer after her mother, Faith, passed away from the disease last year.

March 04, 2024
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