Victoria Derbyshire has hailed the NHS for saving her life.
Victoria Derbyshire has voiced her support for the NHS
The 53-year-old TV presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and she's thanked the health service for keeping her alive after she underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Victoria - who stars in a new documentary series called 'The Waiting Room' - explained: "I said yes [to the show] because the NHS really helped me and kept me alive and I wanted to talk about it."
Victoria subsequently thanked a team of people who helped her to overcome cancer.
She told Metro.co.uk: "I don’t just mean the surgeons, the doctors.
"I mean the chemo nurses, the ancillary staff, the radiographers, the radiologists, the ultrasound people.
"It’s a massive team who treat cancer patients and I hope there’s some appreciation for all of them."
Victoria used to make and release videos about her cancer battle, and she's now admitted to being "a bit taken aback" by the response from viewers.
She shared: "I started to get messages from mostly women, who were facing a mastectomy or chemotherapy and they watched my videos and said, 'I’m having a breast removed next week and I just watched your video and I feel less scared about it'.
"I got messages from relatives of people going through cancer treatment, saying, 'I understand now a bit more about what my wife is going through'."
Victoria also noted that cancer creates a "ripple effect".
The TV presenter - who previously starred in 'The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night', to raise awareness of breast cancer - said: "It doesn’t just affect the patient but everybody around them. Kids, partners, sisters, mums, friends.
"It is a profound thing in someone’s life to be diagnosed with cancer."