Lauren Laverne diagnosed with blood and bone marrow disorder
Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with smouldering myeloma, a chronic blood and bone marrow disorder. She stated that she is currently asymptomatic and does not require treatment, but will remain under medical monitoring.
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Image caption, Lauren Laverne hosts the weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 6 Music
Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has revealed she has been diagnosed with a blood and bone marrow disorder that can lead to blood cancer, but stressed that "at the moment I feel OK and don't need treatment".
The BBC One Show, Desert Island Discs and 6 Music host, 48, wrote on Instagram: "I've been diagnosed with something called smouldering myeloma (yes that is a weird name and no I'd never heard of it either).
"It's an asymptomatic blood and bone marrow disorder that in some people can develop into blood cancer."
The diagnosis comes two years after Laverne was diagnosed with an unspecified cancer, and she said in November 2024 that she had received the "all clear" following treatment.
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