Sarah Sugden’s WORLD SHATTERED Again As Doctors Reveal SHOCKING DIAGNOSIS Bringing Back TERRIFYING Memories Of Her Cancer Fight

Sarah Sugden is diagnosed with cancer in Emmerdale next week when her attempts to have a baby reveal some health issues.

Sarah is sent for tests, which reveal that she is suffering from cervical cancer.

It’s yet another blow for Sarah, who’s had many serious illnesses – including cancer and heart failure – since she was a little girl.

So we thought it was a good idea to have a look back at Sarah’s history with cancer, and all the treatments she’s endured over the years.

Sarah had treatment for leukaemia as a little girl (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Leukaemia diagnosis

When Sarah was still very young she began bruising easily and being very tired. Her parents – Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle – were worried someone was hurting her. But the truth was Sarah had Fanconi anaemia.

Her anaemia developed into leukaemia and poor Sarah was told she needed a bone marrow transplant.

A donor was found but when they pulled out, desperate Debbie and Andy decided the best thing to do was to have another baby – a saviour sibling – in the hope that they would be a match.

Debbie gave birth to Jack who was – luckily – a match for Sarah. She had the transplant and recovered well.

Throat cancer for Sarah Sugden in Emmerdale

After a break from the village, Debbie, Sarah and Jack returned in true Dingle fashion – in a stolen car!

Debbie revealed to the family that Sarah had been diagnosed with throat cancer and needed a innovative – and expensive – type of treatment called proton beam therapy.

The Dingles rallied round, setting up a fundraising page which received an anonymous donation of £20,000. Eventually the donor was revealed to be Sarah’s great-gran, Faith Dingle. The money was raised and Sarah had the treatment.

Once more, the treatment was successful and for a while it looked like Sarah was recovering well, but when she collapsed, there was bad news in store.
Sarah had a heart transplant (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Heart failure

Sarah was diagnosed with heart failure – a rare side effect of her chemotherapy. She was told she needed a heart transplant.

Again a donor was found, but the heart wasn’t suitable. Sarah was exhausted by the whole ordeal and decided she didn’t want to go through with a transplant.

But after weeks of persuasion from her family, she eventually agreed. Another donor heart was found and the transplant was successful.

Since then, Sarah’s been healthy, though her Fanconi anaemia is life-limiting and she’s always known she she needs to look after herself.

After already battling leukaemia, throat cancer and heart failure, will this latest cancer diagnosis cause more tragedy for the young mechanic?