Trisha Goddard has been inundated with support from fans since she revealed to the world that her incurable breast cancer has returned.
The TV host, 66, disclosed that her cancer returned on Sunday and shared she is undergoing life-prolonging treatment as there is no cure.
Trisha was first diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and now has secondary breast cancer – also known as metastatic or stage 4 breast cancer – after cells were found in her hip following a fall.
Following her ‘heartbreaking’ admission, fans have flooded the TV personality with support on X, formerly known as Twitter, urging the star to ‘stay strong and keep fighting’.
Some wrote: ‘Trisha Goddard has cancer again and I honestly wish upon every single thing in the entire world that she gets better and wins this cos I’ll be so devastated if she goes.’
Trisha Goddard, 66, has been inundated with support from fans since she revealed with the world that her incurable breast cancer has returned
The TV host disclosed that her cancer returned on Sunday and shared she is undergoing life-prolonging treatment as there is no cure
‘Learning Trisha Goddard cancer has come back. Talk TV is one of my big ‘non merci’. Yet, I broke my rule just because I was invited to have a quick live chat with her last year. She was warm and fun. I’m sending her (& those fighting illness) strong healing vibes.’
‘Heart breaking news from Trisha Goddard. Stay strong and keep fighting.’
Meanwhile on Instagram, her fans continued to show Trisha support after she shared the shock news.
Some comments read: ‘A beautiful, strong and inspirational woman, if anyone can fight like a warrior woman, it’s you. You look amazing and I love your hair.’
‘You’ve always been an inspiration for me and an amazingly strong woman. Sending so much love.’
‘Beautiful pictures but obviously very sad news. Keep shining Trisha, I love your energy and your wicked sense of humour. You are the pun queen.’
Trisha told Hello! that she was speaking out in order to remove the weight of the secret from her shoulders after learning the news 19-months ago.
Saying: ‘I can’t lie, I can’t keep making up stories. It gets to a stage, after a year and a half, when keeping a secret becomes more of a burden than anything else.’
Trisha was first diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and now has secondary breast cancer – also known as metastatic or stage 4 breast cancer – after cells were found in her hip following a fall
Following her ‘heartbreaking’ admission, fans have flooded the TV personality with support on X, formerly known as Twitter , urging the star to ‘stay strong and keep fighting’
Meanwhile on Instagram, her fans continued to show Trisha support after she shared the shock news
The former chat show host said she didn’t want to be seen as ‘frail’ by those close to her and planned to keep doing the things that made her happy.
‘[The disease] is not going to go away, and with that knowledge comes grief, and fear. But I must keep enjoying what I have always enjoyed’.
Trisha previously revealed she nearly died following the fall in 2022, after which the cancer was discovered.
She went into shock after breaking her thigh bone and was relying on a walking frame and sticks following emergency surgery.
Trisha admitted she was still ‘not out of the woods’ following her near fatal accident which left her in ‘roaring pain’.
She took to Instagram where she detailed her terrifying ordeal, revealing how she’d been rushed to casualty after falling down the stairs.
The Talk TV broadcaster told her fans: ‘I’ve just had 2 of the toughest weeks… One where I was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation, literally roaring in pain.
‘But I’m still alive… just. I spent a week in hospital, was discharged on the Friday and with the help of Mother Morphine, did my 3 hour @talktv shows on Saturday and Sunday. Oh, and filmed a piece for @60minutes9 midweek too!’
Trisha revealed she was speaking out in order to remove the weight of the secret from her shoulders after learning the news 19-months ago
Trisha previously revealed she nearly died following the fall in 2022, after which the cancer was discovered
She added on Saturday: ‘On tomorrow’s show l’Il share what happened because I’m not out of the woods yet.. How @alexa99 saved my life.’
It cam just months after Trisha revealed she was engaged to a mystery man, following a four-year relationship, after he proposed to her during a hiking trip.
Trisha has since revealed that her new husband-to-be is the first man to buy her an engagement, after she bought her own for each of her other marriages.
She told the Sun: ‘I’ve always bought my own engagement ring. He’s the first person to buy me any amount of jewellery. He gave me a friendship bracelet and a lovely Tiffany ring with a ‘T’ on it because he’d heard me say no one had ever bought me a ring. That was just for friendship.’
Trisha’s fiancé is American and his name is currently unknown – she only refers to him as #Boo in her social media posts.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.
Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
- Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is treatment?
The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 70 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information visit breastcancernow.org or call its free helpline on 0808 800 6000
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