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What is melanoma and what are the symptoms of skin cancer? Duchess of York is diagnosed

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The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has been diagnosed with a malignant melanoma following the removal of a cancerous mole during treatment for breast cancer.

Prince Andrew's former wife, who is 64, remains "in good spirits" as doctors work to establish the stage the cancer is at.

A spokesman announced: "Following her diagnosis with an early form of breast cancer this summer, Sarah, Duchess of York has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma.

"Her dermatologist asked that several moles

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