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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadeem Badshah

Lauren Laverne reveals blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis

Lauren Laverne
Laverne said she did not currently need treatment, but the condition had slightly compromised her immune system. Photograph: Burak Çıngı/Redferns

Lauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with a blood and bone marrow disorder, less than two years after recovering from cancer.

The radio and TV presenter revealed she has smouldering myeloma, a condition characterised by an abnormal level of blood plasma cells in bone marrow, and said she made her diagnosis public out of a desire to help others. In August 2024, she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer, and received the all-clear three months later.

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