Amy Dowden reveals her eyelashes have fallen out again as she continues to suffer from 'frustrating' effects of her breast cancer treatment
Amy Dowden revealed that she is continuing to suffer effects from her breast cancer treatment after there was 'no evidence of the disease' left in her body.
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 33, will not receive the all clear from cancer for five years and admitted she was 'frustrated' at her continued hair loss as she carries on with her treatment.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Amy showed off her short blonde pixie crop while explaining to fans that she had arrived at hospital early for a blood test.
Speaking to her camera phone, the professional dancer said: 'I've come an hour early by mistake for my blood test at the hospital so I thought, do you know what, I'm going to come on and say hello to you all.'
'Excuse the wild hair. I have put this serum on it to help keep the condition a bit, but it's gone a bit curly and a bit wild. I've also lost my eyelashes again, only a few of them...
![Amy Dowden, 33, revealed on Friday morning that her eyelashes have fallen out again, as she continues to suffer from the effects of her breast cancer treatment](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/12/11/83548291-13300827-image-a-100_1712916772135.jpg)
Amy Dowden, 33, revealed on Friday morning that her eyelashes have fallen out again, as she continues to suffer from the effects of her breast cancer treatment
![Taking to her Instagram Stories, the Strictly Come Dancing star - who is now cancer free - admitted she was 'frustrated' at the hair loss](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/12/11/83548289-13300827-image-a-99_1712916766178.jpg)
Taking to her Instagram Stories, the Strictly Come Dancing star - who is now cancer free - admitted she was 'frustrated' at the hair loss
![Amy showed off her short blonde pixie crop while explaining to fans that she had arrived at hospital early for a blood test](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/12/11/83548315-13300827-image-a-98_1712916759655.jpg)
Amy showed off her short blonde pixie crop while explaining to fans that she had arrived at hospital early for a blood test
'They are growing back again, but I did read when I was having treatment quite a few posts from ladies who said that they had lost them again, like after the 12-week cycle they lost them once more.
'So let me know if this has happened to you. It's a little bit frustrating, but it's not the end of the world.'
Earlier this month, Amy revealed that losing her hair was the hardest part of her entire breast cancer battle.
The Strictly professional had to shave her head after it began to fall out amid her chemotherapy last year.
Amy found a lump in her breast the day before she jetted off for a belated honeymoon with husband Ben to the Maldives last April.
The dancer announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in an Instagram post shared in May 2023 and underwent a mastectomy in July.
Since then Amy has shared regular health updates on Instagram. She battled sepsis at one point during her chemo treatment as well as a blood clot on her lung.
Appearing in a moving short film which was aired on The One Show at the beginning of the month, she admitted that she is still coming to terms with some of the impact of the treatment, such as the aftermath of losing her hair.
'Taking the decision to shave my hair off was definitely the hardest step to take throughout my whole cancer journey but I wanted to be in control,' she said.
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Amy - who is now cancer free - had to shave her head after it began to fall out amid her chemotherapy last year