'I have chronic cancer but I'm not going to die' - BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri
Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.
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"she was lucky her GP caught the cancer early and reflected on how she felt in the aftermath of her diagnosis."
— Maryam Moshiri , Celebrity
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Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.
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