Carol McGiffin has been receiving treatment for breast cancer after being diagnosed last April, and has recently informed the public that she is determined to not let it beat her.
The former Loose Women presenter, who quit the show in 2013, explained that she has already had six rounds of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and this Christmas she finished her last of 15 sessions of radiotherapy targeting an aggressive grade 3 tumour that was discovered in her left breast.
The 54-year-old kept her battle against cancer between her close circle of friends and family members. Carol made the choice to keep it quiet due to not wanting to receive pity of people, however she recently decided to speak out after not wanting to pretend it didn’t exist any longer.