Former Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw said she was 'feeling blessed' this weekend as she gave a positive update amid her breast cancer battle.
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The actress, 53, who played Maxine Peacock in the ITV soap, took to Instagram to tell her followers about her latest operation.
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Tracy was diagnosed with the disease in April after finding a lump in her breast and had her fourth round of chemotherapy last month.
And while she didn't go into details about exactly what her latest surgery was, Tracy has now declared that after going under the knife her 'tumours are gone'.
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Tracy had previously said that doctors couldn't operate until her tumours had shrunk as she broke down in a video.
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She said: 'Good morning everyone.
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It's done!!!
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The tumours are out, they're gone!
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They're gone!
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They're gone, they're gone, they're gone!
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I'm feeling great, it all went well.
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I'm just popping on to say thank you.
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Former Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw said she was 'feeling blessed' this weekend as she gave a positive update amid her breast cancer this weekend
The actress, 53, who played Maxine Peacock in the ITV soap, took to Instagram to tell her followers about her latest operation
'Greatly received and really helped me through it all.
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Everything went really well and I'm going to fill you in on all the descriptions.
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'Obviously, you know, it's looking a bit gory down there but I can't wait to tell you what they did.
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I just want to take a moment to thank every single person that worked in the hospital yesterday, every single person.
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The surgeons were amazing, I ended up having three surgeons and all the nurses, all the staff, everybody.
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'And I had the best cup of tea and slice of toast when I came around out of theatre.
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Tracy penned alongside the clip: 'Happy Saturday.
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Last month, Tracy fought back tears as she revealed her breast cancer was inoperable until her tumours shrank in size.
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Tracy shared the video after going for an ultrasound to check, sharing her hopes that chemotherapy would have shrunk the lumps.
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However, during the teary clip, Tracy explained that while the lumps had changed shape from round to oval, they hadn't got any smaller.
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Speaking to the camera, she said: 'Good morning, everyone.
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So as I told you all, I had my ultrasounds today to find out if the lesions had shrunk.
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Last month, Tracy fought back tears as she revealed her breast cancer was inoperable until her tumours shrank in size
Tracy is best known for playing Coronation Street character Maxine Peacock, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in April (pictured in 2003)
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I also needed to check a lump that I'd found on the other breast, which is on the right breast.
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'The good news is that the lump, well there's actually quite a lot, are all cysts, so that's good news and the lesions on my left breast… erm…'
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Tracy continued: 'Well, my expectations were that judging by what personally I've gone through and what the chemo does...
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I thought they'd shrunk but basically they've gone from being circular to oval but not really shrunk in size.
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I don't know what I was expecting.
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'I think I'm just expecting some results of what I've felt, some results of what the body has had to go through too!'
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Tracy played her character Maxine from 1995 as the friend of Fiona Middleton, played by Angela Griffin.
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Her character went on to betray her friend by having a one-night stand with Fiona's boyfriend, Steve McDonald.
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Tracy was awarded the Rear of the Year title a year after making her debut on the show.
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Maxine married butcher Ashley Peacock, played by Steven Arnold.
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She also had a child with the local doctor, despite being married to Ashley.
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Maxine died when she was viciously murdered by Richard.
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She was hit by a crowbar after she returned home from the pub.
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Tracy also launched a pop career in 1998 and released two singles – Ridin' High and a cover of Lonnie Gordon's Happenin' All Over Again.
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After she left the soap, she played smaller roles in ITV dramas.
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She has spent most of her time in the theatre.
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