Edwina Bartholomews Health Update After Cancer Diagnosis

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The Sunrise star, 42, was diagnosed with  – in 2024. 

The TV veteran told this week's issue of TV Week she's been incredibly fortunate and has responded well with her treatment. 

'I just can't believe how lucky I've been, just unbelievably lucky,' she told the publication.

'I responded straightaway to the medication. I haven't had any side effects. I take it daily, and I will continue to do so for many years.'

Edwina opened up about her diagnosis at .

'I was fortunate that I had a month where I knew about it before I told everyone. I had this experience without having to go through the trauma of chemotherapy,' Edwina began.

'[The cancer] was a gift, because it put things into perspective... I didn't have to go through a really intense experience of being 'in' cancer and absorbed by it.'

Edwina added she was extremely grateful her symptoms were manageable and she was able to continue with most of the activities in her daily life.

'I had a meeting with my specialist this week and I forgot to go get my blood test. So, it is not front of mind for me,' she said.

'I am so conscious of what a gift that is, that I have been able to continue on semi–normal... I haven't had to tell my young kids, because I still look the same. It's been a real re–think in slowing myself down.'

Edwina's diagnosis is a 'mild' form of leukaemia and can often be managed without .

The TV presenter shares two young children – Molly and Tom – with her husband Neil Varcoe. 

Edwina first revealed she had cancer in September 2024 live on Sunrise. 

'I have been diagnosed with cancer. That's a shock and hard to say,' she told viewers.