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Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with skin cancer just months after she battled breast cancer, her spokesperson confirmed Sunday. 

Ferguson, widely known as Fergie, announced she’d beaten breast cancer in a New Year’s Eve post to social media. The new malignant melanoma diagnosis was detected when a dermatologist was removing and analyzing several moles while Ferguson was undergoing reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy, her spokesperson said. One of the moles was identified as cancerous.

Her spokesperson did not specify when the Duchess of York was diagnosed.

most dangerous forms of skin cancer. Melanoma accounts for just 1 percent of skin cancer cases, but the majority of skin cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.

Ferguson, who used to be married to Prince Andrew, is mother to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.

She and her daughters have previously worked with the Teenage Cancer Trust. Princess Beatrice is patron of the British Skin Foundation and has worked with skin cancer patients.

The news of her diagnosis came a week after the royal family disclosed medical issues affecting King Charles, who is being treated for an enlarged prostate, and Kate, Princess of Wales, who was hospitalized for abdominal surgery.

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