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Sarah Ferguson second cancer battle: Managing skin cancer while resort hopping

Sarah Ferguson’s skin cancer: Everything to know while she dodges Epstein connection

Published May 05, 2026
Sarah Ferguson second cancer battle: Managing skin cancer while resort hopping
Sarah Ferguson second cancer battle: Managing skin cancer while resort hopping

Amid the slew of reports linking Sarah Ferguson to a convicted child sex offender named Jeffrey Epstein has led to rushing into self-imposed exile. This comes after the Department of Justice released the Epstein Files.

While its pertinent to mention that no email links Fergie to any illegal behavior, but her decision to call him her 'supreme friend' among other things has left the world fuming because when the news first broke she had gone public to bash the financier.

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However, one aspect of her day-to-day life that has been kept outside of the media is her skin cancer battle, something she publicly spoke about last year, shortly after some moles were sent for testing during her mastectomy.

One of the moles removed at the time “identified as cancerous,” according to a statement released at the time. At the time the rep also said, “she is undergoing further investigations to ensure that this has been caught in the early stages. Clearly, another diagnosis so soon after treatment for breast cancer has been distressing but the duchess remains in good spirits.”

Sarah Ferguson second cancer battle: Managing skin cancer while resort hopping

She also addressed it on January 22, 2024, on her Instagram with a statement that read “I believe my experience underlines the importance of checking the size, shape, colour and texture and emergence of new moles that can be a sign of melanoma and urge anyone who is reading this to be diligent.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the mortality rate of this disease stands at 2.0 for every 100,000 People as of a 2022 study. Moreover the NHS describes melanoma as “a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of the body, with the main cause of melanoma is ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds.”

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At the moment “it’s all going on her credit cards which are already maxed out” and the ex-royal herself is going through her days in “total denial mode,” the source also admits.

As for what she’s been getting into while at this resort, she’s been “getting massages and body wraps and facials.” But in the eyes of those around her, “the last thing she should be doing right now is pouring money down the drain,” according to The National Enquirer.

A separate report by Heat World also reveals that the reason why she’s adamant on staying in locations like this is that according to them, “from her point of view she’s been totally misunderstood and villainised to such an extent that it’s left her needing all the support and creature comforts she can get.”

In the ex-Duchess’ mind, “the last thing she should be doing right now is pouring money down the drain but she still feels entitled to the high life. Her excuse is that she’s in a crisis and she needs this pampering; that it’s for her mental health.”

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.
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