Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard forced to cancel big plans as she continues to battle breast cancer

CORONATION Street’s Beverley Callard has revealed how she has been forced to cancel a big plan, as she continues to battle breast cancer. The much-loved soap star, 69, has been keeping fans up-to-date with her health journey after revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer in February. Beverley Callard has given an update to fans as she continues to fight breast cancer Credit: Instagram/beverleycallard The star has been keeping fans up-to-date with her health battle Credit: Instagram Taking to Instagram for her latest video update, Beverley, who is best known for playing Liz McDonald in Corrie but now stars in Irish soap Fair City, told fans that she’d had a “good week at work”, but that being busy had “caught up with her. The star then revealed that she is currently preparing for “more tests and scans” as well as an endoscopy, for which she will have to be sedated. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! Because of all of this, she had been forced to cancel going to a friend’s big event. “I should have been going to a really mega Irish wedding tonight of someone who’s very dear to me, and I’m not up to it,” the star sadly told fans. Read more on Beverley Callard “I’m not up to partying yet at all. “I will be, I’m sure, but not just yet. So, time will tell. I’m trying my best.” The star recently revealed how sick her cancer treatment had left her feeling Credit: Instagram/beverleycallard Bev shot to fame on Corrie — seen here on the soap in 1994 Credit: ITV Bev has been open with fans about the gruelling side effects of her treatment, as she battles cancer. This week she revealed how sick the radiotherapy had left her feeling. Most read in TV The actress told fans she has been suffering three bad days for every good one since completing treatment. “Yesterday was a good day. I went to work, not for too long, but it was great. I felt occasional nausea, but it wasn’t too bad,” Bev said. “But today I just feel so sick all the time. I have one good day and then three bad since the radiotherapy.” What are the signs of breast cancer? Signs and symptoms Stay alert to symptoms of breast cancer which include: A lump or swelling in the breast, upper chest or armpit A change to the skin, such as puckering or dimpling A change in the colour of the breast – the breast may look red or inflamed A nipple change, for example, it has become pulled in (inverted) Rash or crusting around the nipple Unusual liquid (discharge) from either nipple Changes in the size or shape of the breast On its own, pain in your breasts is not usually a sign of breast cancer. But look out for pain in your breast or armpit that’s there all or almost all the time. Although rare, men can get breast cancer. The most common symptom of breast cancer in men is a lump in the chest area. Check your breasts There’s no special way to check your breasts and you do not need any training. At Breast Cancer Now, they say, it’s as simple as TLC: Touch, Look, Check: Touch your breasts: can you feel anything new or unusual? Look for changes: does anything look different to you? Check any new or unusual changes with a GP Comment now