{
  "id": 12290445,
  "title": "Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/judith-lucy-announces-breast-cancer-diagnosis-im-in-shock-but-im-ok-12290445",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:04:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/06/cancer-breast-diagnosis-judith-lucy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Comedian Judith Lucy has announced she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, sharing the news via an Instagram video. The 58-year-old joked that she had received a \"weird\" mammogram result from BreastScreen Australia and urged women to stay on top of their screenings. Lucy underwent a lumpectomy last week, but the cancer was found to be more aggressive than initially believed. She decided to have a double mastectomy to remove both breasts. Despite the diagnosis, Lucy expressed optimism, stating that she is \"in shock, but I'm OK.\" She added that she would keep her audience updated on her treatment journey, joking that she would \"be keeping you abreast of everything, Australia.\" Lucy's diagnosis comes after she recently published a book about wellness, titled Well Well Well, which humorously acknowledged the impossibility of quick fixes. Her fellow comedians, including Geraldine Hickey and Celia Pacquola, praised Lucy for her resilience and beauty.",
  "summary": "Comedian reveals cancer in a joke-packed video, saying she will undergo a double mastectomy and ‘I’ll be keeping you abreast of everything, Australia’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Comedian and actor Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 58-year-old said she had “a little, not-so-fun update” to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/judith-lucy-announces-breast-cancer-diagnosis-im-in-shock-but-im-ok",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/comedian-judith-lucy-announces-cancer-diagnosis",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:28:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}