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I speak to Eddie Mair about my cancer on Radio 4’s PM programme

  • Writer: Sian Williams
    Sian Williams
  • May 30, 2016
  • 1 min read

Sian Williams in bright blue top smiling, standing between stone columns. Background is blurred, with natural light illuminating her face.

Today I was interviewed about my breast cancer and book, Rise, on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme. I told the host, Eddie Mair, why I have kept my illness private until now.


I said: “I tried to deal with it all myself because I didn’t want to visit it on other people. I didn’t want them to worry about me… I didn’t want to keep banging on about breast cancer.


“You’re worried about the impact of your own illness on other people, which was a reason for keeping it private, and I wanted to protect the family.”


You can listen to the full interview on BBC iPlayer.


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