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Jen Beattie opens up about breast cancer battle

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Jen Beattie has opened up about her battle with breast cancer in an emotional interview with the BBC.

Speaking to Eilidh Barbour and Football Focus, our 29-year-old centre back explains how she discovered a lump a few months ago, how scared she was and the support her Arsenal team-mates and backroom staff have given her.

"It kind of does seem like a massive blur," Beattie said. "You automatically think the worst. I asked the question, 'Am I going to die?' that's what I asked them.

"I was grateful because they allowed my club doctor to be in appointments with me to ask all the right medical questions, because I didn't have a clue.