BBC newsreader Kate Williams reveals rare cancer diagnosis
BBC newsreader Kate Williams has revealed she has a rare form of cancer.
She told 5 Live's You, Me and The Big C podcast she was only aware of three other people in the UK who have that particular form of cancer. Williams, who is married with two children, said:"If you look at the medical literature, they often quote 153 cases in the world."If you look at mesothelioma it's not a nice one to look at. It's very aggressive, malignant, quite often caused by asbestos."Describing her course of surgery, she said:"It's called MOAS - mother of all surgeries.
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