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Dame Esther Rantzen has given an update on her lung cancer, now revealing it is Stage 4.
The TV presenter first announced her cancer diagnosis in January, saying that she no longer wanted to keep her health status a “secret”.
“In the last few weeks, I have discovered that I am suffering from lung cancer which has now spread,” she wrote in a statement at the time.
“At the moment I am undergoing various tests, to assess the best treatment.”
Now, months after undergoing tests, Rantzen told the Daily Mirror that she’s on “new medications”, but “nobody knows if it’s working or not”.
“But I will have a scan fairly soon which will reveal one way or another,” she said.
Reflecting on her life, Rantzen said the “diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer made me realise how …