Tracy Shaw feeling ‘positive’ as she begins chemotherapy after cancer diagnosis

Health & Fitness
28 May 2026 • 7:02 PM MYT
The Independent
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Tracy Shaw feeling ‘positive’ as she begins chemotherapy after cancer diagnosis

  • Coronation Street actor Tracy Shaw has provided an update on her breast cancer treatment after completing her first day of chemotherapy.
  • Shaw, who played Maxine Peacock in the ITV soap, had previously announced her breast cancer diagnosis on Instagram in April.
  • In her latest update on Wednesday (27 May), the 52-year-old actor shared that she was feeling "really positive" following the initial treatment.
  • She noted a side effect of chemotherapy, saying that everything she eats now tastes "horrible and like metal".
  • Shaw concluded her message by praising the "angel" nurses looking after her and sending love to others undergoing chemotherapy.

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