Deidre Sanders has shared an update on her health journey, four years after her initial cancer diagnosis, during a segment on ITV's This Morning. The beloved agony aunt addressed viewers before the phone-in, which focused on coping with serious diagnoses.
This comes after former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson revealed he is being treated for prostate cancer. The 66-year-old shared the news on his Prime Video show, Clarkson's Farm, informing co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland.
Hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley expressed their support for Clarkson, with Cat saying: "Jeremy later confirmed that he's being treated for prostate cancer; we're all sending out love to him and his family."
Deidre's Personal Experience
Introducing Deidre to discuss the phone-in after Jeremy's news, Ben noted it must have stirred memories for her. Deidre responded: "Yeah, it's true. A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in my breast. But the good thing is, like Jeremy's, it was caught early. I had a lumpectomy, I had radiotherapy, I'm still on drug treatment for it, but I feel fine."
She added: "I so, so hope that Jeremy also has such a good outcome. The great thing is, he has been caught early, too."
Second Diagnosis in 2024
Deidre has been transparent with This Morning audiences since her initial diagnosis in 2022, which was found in her right breast. In 2024, she received a second diagnosis after a lump was discovered in her left breast, detected at a very early stage during an annual mammogram.
At the time, she said: "To be honest, the symptoms I had the first time were a coincidence and not actually a symptom of the cancer, as it turns out. An efficient GP put me on the cancer pathway, and I got a very rapid check and treatment. I've felt well, I haven't felt tired or run down."
She added: "I couldn't feel anything, it's very tiny, so there's nothing to feel. It's purely down to the mammogram, which showed it up. I had an ultrasound and a biopsy, and it revealed it was cancer."
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
