Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Comedian and actor Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
asserted
she → reveal → cancer
In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 58-year-old said she had “a little, not so fun update” to share.
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she → share → update
“I got an email from BreastScreen Australia, telling me that my mammogram result was a bit weird.
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result → get → me
May I take this opportunity to say, ladies, for the love of God, keep up with your mammograms,” she said.
uncertain
she → take → mammograms
“Long story short, I’ve got breast cancer.”
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I → get → cancer
Lucy said she went for a lumpectomy last week, when “a doctor – I’m not making this up - called Doctor Fun found more cancer”.
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I → say → cancer
Lucy said the cancer was early stage and “relatively non-aggressive”.
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cancer → say → ?
She said that though cancer had been detected in one of her breasts, she would soon undergo a double mastectomy to remove both.
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she → say → both
I am in her debt, but we have gone from a lumpectomy to a mastectomy, which I am having Friday week,” she said.
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she → go → which
“I said, while you’re there, let’s get rid of the other one because you know something.
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you → say → something
I have had 40 years of, if I do say so myself, large and spectacular breasts.
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I → have → breasts
You had your chance, fellas,” she said.
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she → have → chance
“I think I’m quite fine with going bra-free for my last chapter.
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I → think → chapter
And my last chapter is going to be very long and healthy.”
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chapter → go → ?
Lucy just published her latest book, Well Well Well, about her lifelong fascination with the wellness industry, earlier this month.
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Lucy → publish → industry
“There’s nothing like releasing a book about wellness as you’re being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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you → ’ → cancer
Now, fortunately the book does not end with me going, ‘And I’ve never been healthier!’
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I → end → ?
In fact, kinda the point of the book is that there are no quick fixes and we should all just be living differently,” she said.
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she → be → book
Lucy read a passage from the book’s intro: “I know how lucky I am to not have a more serious health condition.
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I → read → condition
If you have cancer or anything approaching that level of severity, I would stop reading now so you don’t want to fire me out of a cannon or tattoo ‘Donald Trump is one sexy mother’ on my face next time you see me.
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you → have → me
“Well, that problem is solved,” she joked, tossing the book aside.
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she → solve → book
Lucy said her treatment may inspire a second volume, adding: “I’ll be keeping you abreast of everything, Australia.
uncertain
I → say → everything
I’m in shock, but I’m OK.”
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I → ’m → shock
Fellow comedians responded, including Geraldine Hickey who wrote: “It’ll be a weight off your chest!” and Celia Pacquola, who added: “You are the most spectacular woman with or without those 10/10 knockers.”
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You → respond → knockers
Lucy was one of Australia’s most beloved standup comedians before she announced she was retiring from standup in 2022, due to longstanding anxiety.
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she → announce → anxiety
She has written four books, hosted podcasts and acted in films including Crackerjack and Bad Eggs, and a 2023 theatre production of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days.
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She → write → Days
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