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| Balding: 'Cancer has not spread' | Balding: 'Cancer has not spread' |
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| BBC sports presenter Clare Balding has said she is "hugely relieved" by news that her treatment for thyroid cancer has been successful. | BBC sports presenter Clare Balding has said she is "hugely relieved" by news that her treatment for thyroid cancer has been successful. |
| "I received the results from my post-treatment scan and it looks as if the radioactive iodine has done its job," the 38-year-old wrote on her website. | "I received the results from my post-treatment scan and it looks as if the radioactive iodine has done its job," the 38-year-old wrote on her website. |
| "There are no signs of the thyroid cancer having spread anywhere else so all is looking happy and rosy." | "There are no signs of the thyroid cancer having spread anywhere else so all is looking happy and rosy." |
| The TV presenter had her thyroid gland and a cyst removed earlier this year. | The TV presenter had her thyroid gland and a cyst removed earlier this year. |
| She said she was "very grateful" for the support she received from other cancer patients who had got in touch. | |
| 'Full steam ahead' | 'Full steam ahead' |
| "I can't tell you how much this helped me get through the treatment process," she added. | "I can't tell you how much this helped me get through the treatment process," she added. |
| "Now it's full steam ahead with a busy summer of work, starting with Rome next weekend where I'll be at the World Swimming Championships." | "Now it's full steam ahead with a busy summer of work, starting with Rome next weekend where I'll be at the World Swimming Championships." |
| Thyroid cancer is a rare form of the disease that affects about 1,750 people every year in the UK. | Thyroid cancer is a rare form of the disease that affects about 1,750 people every year in the UK. |
| Symptoms include a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, a sore throat and difficulty swallowing that does not get better. | Symptoms include a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, a sore throat and difficulty swallowing that does not get better. |
| Speaking earlier this year, Balding said she spotted a lump on her throat while watching herself on TV at Christmas. | Speaking earlier this year, Balding said she spotted a lump on her throat while watching herself on TV at Christmas. |