'I thought it was a cyst': The early signs of Sarah Harding's breast cancer and symptoms to know

Around 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.

Sarah Harding, who died in October last year.

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women in Ireland, after skin cancer, according to the HSE. It is most common in older women but it can affect people of all ages. 

Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding died from breast cancer at age 39 in October 2021. Her former bandmates, Cheryl, Kimberly Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts joined fans and supporters in Race For Life For Sarah at the weekend, a 5k run to celebrate Harding’s life and raise money for breast cancer.