BBC Presenter Maryam Moshiri Reveals Blood Cancer Diagnosis

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has revealed she was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), a rare, incurable but treatable blood cancer. Moshiri said she wanted to share the diagnosis to raise awareness, and described the condition as leaving her feeling like she had her batteries taken out.

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'I have chronic cancer but I'm not going to die': BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri

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Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.

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BBC 1h ago

'I have chronic cancer but I'm not going to die': BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri

Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.

Guardian 4h ago

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has incurable blood cancer

Newscaster says rare but treatable condition polycythaemia vera left her feeling like she ‘had her batteries taken out’ The BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been diagnosed with a rare form of incurable blood cancer, she has revealed. Doctors told the broadcaster last November she had polycythaemia vera (PV), which cannot be cured but is treatable. The condition, which affects about 8,000 people in the UK, is as…

BBC 16h ago

BBC News presenter reveals she has blood cancer

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