How a Wedding Photo Revealed Cancer

A New-Zealand raised mum-of-two whose wedding photos showed a spot, clearly visible on her chest, has revealed how it turned out to be an aggressive form of skin cancer - leading to years of misery.

As Deborah Crofts, now 41, donned her elegant ivory bridal gown in February 2007, she noticed a pimple just above her right breast but, with all the excitement of her big day, she soon forgot about it.    

Whilst the spot remained small, it wouldn't heal - bleeding in the shower, then scabbing over, in a "never ending" cycle. 

And a year later, the software engineer from Skipton, North Yorkshire, was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma - the most common type of skin cancer, mainly caused by exposure to UV light, the Daily Mail reports.

Since her diagnosis, Deborah has discovered about eight other visible malignant marks and further microscopic cancer cells.

She has recently finished treatment, using a special cream for BCC, for another cancerous patch on her chest.

it wasn't until a recent Facebook 'Timehop' notification popped up with all her wedding snaps - a feature which shows you past memories- that she realised the annoying spot just above the neckline of her white dress had actually been the first sign of cancer.

"I was so shocked that I looked back at my photos from a holiday in New Zealand in 2008," said Deborah. "The spot's so obvious there, too. But it never occurred to me at the time it could be cancerous.

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