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Jessica Gibb

BBC legend Dame Joan Bakewell reveals cancer diagnosis after her sister died from disease

Dame Joan Bakewell announced she's been diagnosed with cancer.

The BBC journalist, 89, says she was told she had colon cancer during a routine examination - after her sister died from the same disease at the age of 58.

"I’ve always been optimistic because I caught this cancer early on, and within a week I was in hospital having an operation," she said.

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