Derbyshire said she will continue heading her eponymous BBC Two current affairs programme “as much as possible in the months ahead”.
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TV presenter Michaela Strachan revealed that she underwent a double mastectomy at the beginning of 2014 and others to undertake the surgery include Sharon Osbourne, Anastacia, Michelle Heaton and Olivia Newton-John. Hello, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a couple of wks. …
Messages of support flooded in immediately for the popular 46-year-old, with friends, fans and colleagues all wishing her well and hopes for a speedy recovery.
‘Family, friends, work and NHS staff are being brilliant’.
We also wish her a speedy recovery!
She now presents the Victoria Derbyshire show, with her occasionally also hosting Newsnight.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and can be treated if caught early, according to the NHS.
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In 2011, just under 50,000 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, with eight out of 10 women over the age of 50.
