Kate Garraway commends 'brave' Kate Middleton following cancer diagnosis ... trends now

 I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst I have been recovering from surgery. 

It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I've had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful. 

In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. 

The surgery was successful. 

However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.