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What is polycythaemia vera? The incurable cancer that BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri is battling
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The Guardian
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 ass…
7 Sept, 10:32
The Independent
What is polycythaemia vera? The incurable cancer that BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri is battling
About 15,000 people in Britain live with the disease
7 Sept, 08:44
BBC News
BBC News presenter reveals she has blood cancer
Maryam Moshiri tells the BBC she wanted to reveal her diagnosis to raise awareness about the cancer.
6 Sept, 22:00
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BBC News presenter reveals incurable cancer diagnosis
7 Sept, 05:56
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Daily Mail
BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri reveals she has an incurable blood cancer - and has been undergoing brutal treatment while juggling being on air
The 49-year-old was diagnosed nearly two years ago with the rare condition that causes bone marrow to continuously create red blood cells, making the blood become thick like honey.
7 Sept, 00:53