Linda Nolan is speaking out in solidarity with fellow cancer patients after she was traumatized when she shaved her hair after chemotherapy

Linda Nolan has spoken out about the importance of supporting cancer patients after being traumatized when she shaved off her hair following chemotherapy.

The singer, 64, was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 before going completely clear in 2006, but the disease sadly returned in 2017 and spread to her liver and brain.

Last year she made the decision to shave her head after losing her hair for the fourth time due to her cancer treatment, in an attempt to take control as she battled the disease.

To mark World Cancer Day on Sunday, a photo of Linda, taken after she shaved her head, was projected on large screens in London's Piccadilly Circus and New York's Times Square as part of the BOLD exhibition for the Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Linda said, according to the Mirror: 'I've always said I was traumatized when I lost my hair. It was such a big deal for me, but this exhibition really reminds us what is important: support and solidarity.”

To mark World Cancer Day on Sunday, a photo of Linda, taken after she shaved her head, was projected on large screens in London's Piccadilly Circus and New York's Times Square (pictured)

She added: “I wouldn't miss it. It was great to be part of the exhibition, along with all the other women who have either lost their hair or, like me, are in a phase of regrowth.'

Linda shaved her head last year after losing her hair for the fourth time while battling incurable cancer.

She said at the time that she had regained control with the help of her hairdresser friend, but was still “devastated.”

She told me Mirror: 'My friend who is a hairdresser came over and just shaved it. Then I said, “Give me a cap, let's have a drink!”

“Because I've also had steroid treatment and my face is swollen, I feel like I look like Mrs. Potato Head.”

She added, “People say, 'Well, you know you look great,' but inside I'm screaming, 'I just don't want to lose my hair anymore!' I was devastated to lose it.”

Linda recently revealed she is 'embracing every moment' after learning her tumors have shrunk.

Writing about the news in the Mirror in December last year, Linda revealed: 'I got the results of my scans. Because my appointment was later than usual, my head started racing…

The 64-year-old singer was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 before being diagnosed in 2006, but the disease sadly returned in 2017 and spread to her liver and brain (Linda seen during the Pink's breast cancer campaign Ribbon Foundation). billboard in Times Square in New York on Sunday)

'There's always that thing outside the door when you know that your life could change in a matter of minutes. But it was good news. The tumors haven't grown…

'In fact, the advisor said these beautiful words: 'There is still shrinkage.' I mean, I wish for my waist, but I'll take it. I'll definitely take it with me!…

'Of course the tumors are still there and making themselves felt. The consultant explained that my memory loss, hearing loss and mild stuttering are due to a tumor affecting the area of ​​my brain associated with cognitive behavior.'

Linda has also previously discussed how she suffers from memory loss during her battle with the disease, as she spoke about forgetting her niece Ciara's name.

She wrote in the Mirror: 'I had to turn to Coleen's son Jake's girlfriend and ask her the name of my niece, Coleen's daughter.

“My memory has been failing for a while, but that moment was as bad as it can get.”

But Linda insisted she would not panic or live in fear amid her struggles, saying she wanted to make the most of her time with her loved ones.

Linda rose to fame when The Nolans performed with her sisters (L-R: Maureen, Linda, Coleen and Bernie posing with their two brothers Tommy and Brian in 1981)

“I'm not going to panic because if I panic, the cancer wins,” she insisted. “I'm not going to live in fear because it will take over, and I have to focus on making the most of now.”

Linda recently said that for the third time she thinks she will not survive cancer and said that it has become a 'way of life' for her.

'I sounded the alarm twice. And I know now that I won't call again,” she wrote heartbreakingly in the Mirror.

'[Cancer has] now become a way of life. I have my cancer book – a title I never thought I would have in my library – which records all my blood counts, weight etc. (I have lost 4kg, although I think I could live on it for a while what's left). '