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BBC Star Lauren Laverne Reveals Rare Blood Disorder Months After Cancer Battle
The BBC presenter said she does not need treatment now and will be closely monitored after tests found the asymptomatic disorder.
- On Friday, BBC Radio 6 Music host Lauren Laverne, 48, announced via Instagram that she has been diagnosed with smouldering myeloma, an asymptomatic blood and bone marrow disorder that can develop into blood cancer.
- This diagnosis follows Laverne's recovery from an unspecified cancer; she received an "all clear" in November 2025 after initially disclosing treatment in August 2024.
- Smouldering myeloma is a chronic, inactive form of blood cancer requiring no current treatment, though Laverne noted her immune system is "a bit compromised" and requires ongoing blood tests, MRIs, and bone marrow biopsies.
- Laverne credited her GP for catching this condition early and urged others to "advocate for yourself" and seek a haematologist if necessary; she plans to take a short holiday before returning to work.
- Often discovered by chance, smouldering myeloma is most frequently identified in cancer survivors like Laverne due to close medical surveillance after treatment, with her risk of progression remaining "pretty low.
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Lauren Laverne shares 'chronic' health disorder just 18 months on from cancer recovery
Lauren Laverne shares 'chronic' health disorder just 18 months on from cancer recovery . Lauren Laverne has disclosed that she is living with smouldering myeloma, a rare disorder affecting the blood and bone marrow, just 18 months after receiving the all-clear from cancer
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