The charity founder and pioneering broadcaster says she feels 'optimistic' about her treatment.
Dame Esther expressed her "profound thanks to everyone who has made my life so joyful."
In a statement, the 82-year-old broadcaster and charity founder said she was having tests to assess the best treatment for her condition. She said the news had prompted her to express "profound thanks to everyone who has made my life so joyful." She added that she'd decided to reveal her condition "because I would rather you heard the facts from me" and "because I find it difficult to skulk around various hospitals wearing an unconvincing disguise".Dame Esther with fellow That's Life! presenters Howard Leader, Kevin Devine, and Gavin Campbell in 1993
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