EASTENDERS’ Sam Mitchell is set to be diagnosed with breast cancer this December after returning to Walford.
The troublemaker portrayed by Kim Medcalf makes the heartbreaking discovery in upcoming EastEnders scenes.
Sam finds a lump in her breast but is terrified to go to the doctors.
Eventually, her erratic behaviour alerts her family that something is wrong.
Jack, Denise and Phil manage to get Sam to open up to them and convince her to get the lump checked.
Her worst fears are confirmed when she is diagnosed with cancer.
However, thanks to the intervention of her family doctors give her a ray of hope, telling her they caught the cancer early.
Sam is booked in for surgery to get the lump removed.
She is set to make a full recovery when she has the lump removed via a lumpectomy in scenes set to air in the New Year.
BBC bosses hope the storyline will highlight the importance of speaking to medical professionals when changes occur in your breast.
Script writers are working with charity Breast Cancer Now on the emotional scenes.
The Sun first revealed earlier this month that the glam EastEnders star was returning for an explosive Christmas storyline.
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