Breast cancer op diary star Victoria Derbyshire's back on TV show
BBC’S breast cancer diary star Victoria Derbyshire was back hosting her show yesterday for the first time since having a mastectomy less than a month ago.
Victoria Derbyshire is back after her mastectomy
She thanked viewers for tremendous, touching messages of support that “mean a great deal to me” as she made her comeback to her daytime TV show that goes out on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.
The 47-year-old mother of two spoke openly about her operation at Ashford Hospital in Surrey last month and made a video diary during her treatment, which was broadcast on her show before her return.
In her video diary, viewers saw her in her hospital bed holding a sign saying: “Hi. This morning I had breast cancer.”
A second picture showed her smiling brightly with another board which reads: “This evening I don’t!”
'Hi. This morning I had breast cancer'
'This evening I don’t!'
She said in the footage: “The reason I wanted to talk about what has happened to me is that I am a pretty open person – but also because more than one-in-three people will be diagnosed with cancer.
Having a mastectomy is totally do-able
"And here’s the thing: having cancer is manageable.
“Having a mastectomy is totally do-able.”
She was diagnosed in July, made an announcement on Twitter in August and had surgery on September 24.