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| Balding is 'positive' over cancer | Balding is 'positive' over cancer |
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| BBC sports presenter Clare Balding is feeling "positive" after receiving treatment for thyroid cancer, her publicist has said. | BBC sports presenter Clare Balding is feeling "positive" after receiving treatment for thyroid cancer, her publicist has said. |
| The 38-year-old has already had two operations which have removed a cyst and her thyroid gland. | The 38-year-old has already had two operations which have removed a cyst and her thyroid gland. |
| Her agent Annalisa Balding said: "She is feeling so positive about this, she has not got a negative bone in her body. She feels fine." | Her agent Annalisa Balding said: "She is feeling so positive about this, she has not got a negative bone in her body. She feels fine." |
| She is set to receive radioactive iodine treatment next month. | She is set to receive radioactive iodine treatment next month. |
| Balding has been forced to pull out of presenting Saturday's rugby league Challenge Cup quarter-final. | Balding has been forced to pull out of presenting Saturday's rugby league Challenge Cup quarter-final. |
| 'Sexy voice' | 'Sexy voice' |
| Her agent said she is currently suffering from a "very sexy and husky voice". | Her agent said she is currently suffering from a "very sexy and husky voice". |
| THYROID CANCER A rare cancer - 1,750 cases per year in the UKIn 2007, 340 people died from the conditionHaving an under or over-active thyroid does not increase risk - but having nodules or an enlarged thyroid doesSymptoms include a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, sore throat or difficulty swallowing that does not get better | THYROID CANCER A rare cancer - 1,750 cases per year in the UKIn 2007, 340 people died from the conditionHaving an under or over-active thyroid does not increase risk - but having nodules or an enlarged thyroid doesSymptoms include a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, sore throat or difficulty swallowing that does not get better |
| In an interview with the Daily Mail, Balding revealed she spotted the lump on her throat at Christmas after watching herself on TV. | In an interview with the Daily Mail, Balding revealed she spotted the lump on her throat at Christmas after watching herself on TV. |
| After having it drained, the doctor told her she would need a second operation, but Balding refused to panic. | After having it drained, the doctor told her she would need a second operation, but Balding refused to panic. |
| "I figured if it wasn't going to kill me, it could wait until after the Grand National," she said. | "I figured if it wasn't going to kill me, it could wait until after the Grand National," she said. |
| "The doctors say it won't kill me, so it won't. If I worry it will just make it worse." | "The doctors say it won't kill me, so it won't. If I worry it will just make it worse." |
| The presenter has already decided she will still attend the Derby next week and has picked an outfit that will hide her stitches. | The presenter has already decided she will still attend the Derby next week and has picked an outfit that will hide her stitches. |
| Last month, Balding apologised after making fun of Grand National winner Liam Treadwell's teeth live on air. | Last month, Balding apologised after making fun of Grand National winner Liam Treadwell's teeth live on air. |