Woman’s cancer battle takes unbelievable turn when her dog gets same diagnosis

A pistillate who got a canine to enactment her done a bosom crab diagnosis was aboriginal shocked erstwhile the favored was diagnosed with the aforesaid illness years later.

Vickie Doogan, 52, from England, said her canine Dolly, a poochon, became her changeless companion during betterment from her 2nd crab diagnosis, quality bureau SWNS reported.

Doogan was archetypal diagnosed with bosom crab astatine property 39 aft noticing a dull symptom and a lump nether her arm, which doctors aboriginal confirmed was invasive bosom crab that had spread.

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She underwent chemotherapy, country and radiation and was yet declared cancer-free pursuing an intensive people of treatment.

Doogan is pictured with her canine Dolly, who stayed by her broadside passim her betterment from a 2nd crab diagnosis. (SWNS)

At 44, she was diagnosed again and underwent different circular of attraction earlier opting for a treble mastectomy aft learning she carried a BRCA2 cistron mutation, which increases the hazard of bosom cancer.

She got Dolly successful 2018 portion recovering astatine home, saying the canine provided comfortableness and companionship during a hard play successful her life.

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"She’s similar my shadow," Doogan said. "She’s the astir cleanable small dog."

In February 2026, Doogan took Dolly to the vet for what she believed was an upset stomach, wherever a lump was unexpectedly discovered nether 1 of the dog’s nipples.

Doogan and her canine Dolly (pictured), with the canine aboriginal diagnosed with a lump aft a February 2026 check-up. (SWNS)

"The vet said she needed to person a mastectomy. I was truthful shocked," Doogan said. "I didn’t adjacent cognize dogs could person mastectomies."

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Dolly underwent country to region the cancer, which was determined to beryllium low-grade and did not necessitate further treatment, allowing her to retrieve comparatively quickly.

"She bounced backmost conscionable arsenic good arsenic I did," Doogan said. "People said it’s similar she’s mirroring however I dealt with it."

Doogan and Dolly (pictured), some of whom recovered rapidly pursuing their surgeries. (SWNS)

Both Doogan and her canine are present cancer-free and focusing connected moving guardant aft their shared experiences with the disease, SWNS noted.

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Doogan said she hopes their communicative offers encouragement to others facing a diagnosis and shows that betterment is possible.

"When I was archetypal diagnosed, I was perfectly floored," she said. "Chemo was brutal, but thankfully I responded well."

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"Now I’m surviving my champion beingness again," she added. "I privation radical to cognize that though bosom crab is scary, you tin inactive unrecorded a truly afloat life."