“It actually started with something very small. I felt some pain but I thought it was just an issue with my bra, maybe the underwire. But the pain didn’t go away. “And if I’m honest, I had avoided any kind of checks for a long time. “After I suffered a knife attack in 2016, I didn’t want anyone near me. I didn’t want to be touched. Even doing a self-check wasn’t something I could face due to my injuries and wanting to just be left alone.