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's ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn has issued a heartfelt message to her fans, .
The journalist and former contestant, 54, shared a clip to Instagram where she thanked her fans for their outpouring of support.
'Thank you everyone so much for your words of support. I think that for anyone going through cancer at the moment, those messages were also for you,' Cass began.
She then revealed how she was keeping herself busy during this difficult time.
'Week Two of chemo for me today. Walking, walking, walking, because while I can get some exercise, I should,' she said.
'A shout out to all the nurses and staff that turn up every day for people like me at chemo care centres anywhere across Australia. You really do make a difference.'
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Karl Stefanovic's ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn has issued a heartfelt message to her fans, after revealing she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. (Pictured in 2011)
The journalist and former Dancing With The Stars contestant, 54, shared a clip to Instagram thanking her fans for their outpouring of support
Many of Cassandra's followers took to the comments section with their words of support.
'Thoughts are with you and your family. You are a wonderful person and will win this fight,' one person wrote.
'Thinking of you and sending you love strength and healing,' a second added.
'You got this. One day at a time. Keep smiling,' a third chimed in.
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It comes after Cass shared her devastating health news in a video posted to Instagram.
She began the clip by referring to a post she had uploaded a day prior, in which she showed her recently shaved head.
'I'm going to have to read this because on my walk this morning, I thought about all the reasons why I made that post yesterday,' said Cassandra.
'Most of it is controlling the only part of my treatment and diagnosis that I can. That's the part about when the hair comes off and when you tell people.
She then revealed how she was keeping herself busy during this difficult time
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The mother-of-three then praised the Australian health system for all the care she has received so far.
'My shout-out today is for NSW Breast Screen, who picked up my triple negative occult breast cancer, which is no small feat if you know what occult breast cancer is. I didn't until now.
'I thank them from the bottom of my heart. And when your mammogram reminder arrives in the mail, don't dilly dally. Do as I did, book it straight away.'
She ended her video with optimism, saying: 'It may have flipped my world in days, but there's no "why me?" There's no "poor me" here. Just a desire to stop this.'
Triple-negative occult breast cancer is a rare form of breast cancer where no tumour can be found in the breast, but cancer cells - usually discovered in the lymph nodes - are identified as originating from the breast.
The cancer is 'triple-negative,' meaning it lacks estrogen, progesterone and HER2 receptors, so it cannot be treated with hormone or HER2-targeted therapies and is typically managed with chemotherapy and other systemic treatments.
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Cassandra was married to Today host Karl for 21 years before their acrimonious split in 2016, and they share three children: Jackson, 25, Ava, 19, and River, 18.
Karl has since moved on with former model Jasmine Yarbrough, who he married in 2018 and with whom he shares daughter Harper.
Cassandra began her career as a media personality and television journalist, before putting her professional aspirations on hold to raise her children.
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