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Easily-missed breast cancer signs and who can get mammograms – as The Office star Lucy Davis reveals terminal diagnosis
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 4 reports on this story from 4 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 3 center and 1 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 51 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Notably, no left-leaning outlet in our index has picked the story up yet — a left-side blind spot that often signals a topic resonating more with conservative audiences.
On reliability, 3 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
The reports clustered here landed within about 1 hour of each other, suggesting a fast-moving, breaking story.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: RTÉ News, Sky News, BBC News, The Sun (UK).
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Center(3)
RTÉ NewsAAug 11, 4:22 PM
Office star Lucy Davis diagnosed with 'incurable' cancer
The Office star Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with "incurable" stage four breast cancer.
Sky NewsAAug 11, 4:04 PM
The Office star reveals she has 'incurable' stage four breast cancer
The Office star Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with "incurable" stage four breast cancer.
BBC NewsAAug 11, 4:39 PM
The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has 'incurable' cancer
Davis, who played receptionist Dawn in the UK sitcom, says the cancer has spread and it's "too late for chemo".
Right(1)
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