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EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison reveals she had womb cancer

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Former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has revealed she was diagnosed with womb cancer in 2015, describing how it made her feel “as if it had all come to an end”.

The 58-year-old actor, who played Heather Trott on the BBC One show from 2007 to 2012, described how she found out about it during a smear test.

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