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| Radio 4's Jenni Murray has cancer | Radio 4's Jenni Murray has cancer |
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| Jenni Murray, the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, has announced she has breast cancer. | Jenni Murray, the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, has announced she has breast cancer. |
| The veteran broadcaster told listeners she would not "be around for a while in the New Year" but added that her "prognosis is excellent". | The veteran broadcaster told listeners she would not "be around for a while in the New Year" but added that her "prognosis is excellent". |
| She said she planned to be back "as soon as I feel up to it". | She said she planned to be back "as soon as I feel up to it". |
| The 56-year-old, who also hosts The Message on Radio 4, will have surgery in the coming weeks, followed by appropriate treatment. | The 56-year-old, who also hosts The Message on Radio 4, will have surgery in the coming weeks, followed by appropriate treatment. |
| Murray has been the regular host of Woman's Hour since 1987. | Murray has been the regular host of Woman's Hour since 1987. |
| Born and educated in Barnsley, Murray joined BBC Radio Bristol in 1973 and was a presenter for BBC TV's South Today between 1978 and 1983. | Born and educated in Barnsley, Murray joined BBC Radio Bristol in 1973 and was a presenter for BBC TV's South Today between 1978 and 1983. |
| Murray (left) became a presenter on the Today programme in 1985She moved to Radio 4 in 1985 to become a presenter on the Today programme. | |
| Murray wrote a weekly column for the Daily Express from 1998 to 2000 and is the author of two books - The Woman's Hour: A History of Women Since World War II, and Is It Hot In Here: A Modern Guide to the Menopause. | Murray wrote a weekly column for the Daily Express from 1998 to 2000 and is the author of two books - The Woman's Hour: A History of Women Since World War II, and Is It Hot In Here: A Modern Guide to the Menopause. |
| In 1999 she was given an OBE for services to radio broadcasting. | In 1999 she was given an OBE for services to radio broadcasting. |
| "Our thoughts are with Jenni, her friends and family at this difficult time," said Christine Fogg, chief executive of Breast Cancer Care. | |
| "We wish her well with her forthcoming treatment and look forward to her return to Woman's Hour in the New Year." |