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Sharon Gaffka shares breast cancer scare after finding a 'really painful' lump

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Love Island's Sharon Gaffka has shared her breast cancer scare, following her mother's battle with the disease.The 26 year old, who recently said there's a rift between the Love Islanders, opened on finding a "really painful" lump near her underarm so she went to the GP after the discovery.

Sharon told The Sun: "I remember feeling discomfort in my right breast between my breast and my underarm. I didn't know that that was a potential spot. "I basically had a solid lump of tissue, and it was really painful, even just to move around in general life.

I was very lucky to find that it was just it was basically like scar tissue, I've injured myself and my body was trying to fix it." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Sharon added that people assume breast cancer to be found solely in the breast tissue, as opposed to growing under the arm or in the collarbone.

Due to her mother's battle with cancer, Sharon was spurred on to see the GP due to her family history.The 26 year old said she feels it's important to raise awareness after experiencing her own scare. "Had it been something more sinister than it ended up being, I could have been in a lot of trouble because I couldn't spot the signs early," Sharon added.The gorgeous Love Island star hopes her story will enable others to stop "finding it weird" checking their chests.

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