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‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis

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Olaya, K. (2026, October 6). ‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/long-story-short-i-ve-got-breast-cancer-comedian-judith-lucy-reveals-diagnosis-20261006-p61381.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Comedian Judith Lucy announced on Instagram that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, describing the process of receiving her diagnosis and upcoming treatment in a humorous manner. She emphasizes the importance of regular mammograms and mentions undergoing both a lumpectomy and planning for a double mastectomy. Lucy describes the cancer as "relatively non-aggressive" but opts to remove both breasts proactively, citing 40 years of enjoying large breasts.

Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Comedian Judith Lucy revealed on Instagram that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in early October 2023. In her video, she described receiving an email from BreastScreen Australia about abnormal results from her mammogram and stated "long story short, I’ve got breast cancer." Despite the diagnosis being relatively non-aggressive, Lucy decided to undergo a double mastectomy by the end of that week due to further findings during a lumpectomy. The decision was influenced by advice from her surgeon, Doctor Fun, who suggested removing both breasts as precautionary measure since more cancer was found than initially expected in one breast.

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Topics

BreastScreen Australia Doctor Fun Instagram

Subjects

Lucy PERSON · 5× Doctor Fun ORG · 2× BreastScreen Australia ORG · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Judith Lucy PERSON · 1×

Narrative

In a video uploaded to social media, Lucy matter-of-factly delivers the health update, sandwiched between quick quips about her newly released wellness book and recent faecal transplants.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06

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2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer’: Comedian Judith Lucy reveals diagnosis · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

Comedian Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer … in a way only she could. uncertain

she → reveal → way

In a video uploaded to social media, Lucy matter-of-factly delivers the health update, sandwiched between quick quips about her newly released wellness book and recent faecal transplants. asserted

Lucy → upload → book

“Not so fun update from me,” Lucy says at the start of the Instagram video. asserted

Lucy → say → video

“I got an email from BreastScreen Australia, telling me that my mammogram result was a bit weird. asserted

result → get → me

May I take this opportunity to say, ladies, for the love of God, keep up with your mammograms. uncertain

I → take → mammograms

“Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer.” asserted

I → get → cancer

Lucy said three weeks ago she was going to “pick up yet two more syringes of yet another stranger’s turds” for her fecal transplants when she received the email. asserted

she → say → email

“I went on last Friday for a lumpectomy, and a doctor – I’m not making this up - called Doctor Fun found more cancer,” Lucy said. asserted

Lucy → go → cancer

The cancer is “relatively non-aggressive”, Lucy shared, adding she is removing both her breasts by the end of this week via mastectomy – despite only one breast being cancerous. asserted

breast → share → mastectomy

I am in her debt, but we have gone from a lumpectomy to a mastectomy, which I am having Friday week,” she said. asserted

she → go → which

“I said, while you’re there, let’s get rid of the other one because you know something. asserted

you → say → something

I have had 40 years of, if I do say so myself, large and spectacular breasts. asserted

I → have → breasts

You had your chance, fellas. asserted

You → have → chance

“I think I’m quite fine with going bra-free for my last chapter, and my last chapter is going to be very long and healthy.” asserted

chapter → think → chapter