Jacquie Beltrao has shared a positive update on the cancerous lump in her breast, admitting she felt “relieved” following the good news.
The Sky News sports presenter, 55, was told by doctors her cancer was “incurable,” but has since been informed the lump has shrunk to half its original size.
Jacquie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and was recently told the condition had returned.
Opening up about her health, the former Olympic gymnast confessed she thought “she was going to die” after doctors diagnosed her for the second time.
Jacquie Beltrao revealed her cancer has shrunk after doctors shared a health update (Image: Paul Davey / SWNS)
Speaking to Hello! Magazine, Jacquie explained “neither my doctors nor I could believe” how much the growth had shrunk by.
“I was stunned and so relieved,” she said.
“I was told that even if the tumour inside my breast had remained the same size, that would be a good result.
“But to find it had shrunk was unheard of,” she added.
The Sky News sports presenter admitted she was ‘stunned’ when doctors said her cancer was manageable (Image: PA)
Jacquie went onto explain that battling cancer for the second time was difficult, and was left devastated when finding out that she was ill again.
Discussing her diagnosis, she continued: “Facing it again felt like a kick in the stomach.
“When I was told it was incurable, I burst into tears and thought, ‘That’s it, I’m going to die’.”
Jacquie spoke about her diagnosis in Hello! Magazine’s latest issue (Image: PA)
Following the upsetting news, Jacquie confessed she thought about her future, and revealed she pictured herself not attending her children’s’ milestone events
“I felt so sad that I’d never go to my daughter’s wedding, see my sons graduate, or become a grandma,” she said.
While Jacquie confessed “she isn’t out of the woods yet,” doctors have told her it is “possible to keep the cancer under control”.
Read the full interview in Hello! magazine, out now
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
