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Lauren Laverne has been diagnosed with cancer, she announced on Instagram on Wednesday morning. The 46-year-old shared a smiley selfie from the hospital where she received the diagnosis after initially going in for a screening test. Laverne, who is best known for fronting BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, remained upbeat in her statement, admitting she’s “expected to make a full recovery” as the illness was spotted early. Alongside the snap from the hospital, Laverne’s statement in full reads: “Right then, some personal news… I recently had a cancer diagnosis. “It was (thank God) caught early…

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