Punam Krishan, known for her appearances on BBC Morning Live, said on Instagram that she had received the news five months ago.
The Glasgow-born doctor, 42, said she had completed treatment, remarking: “I’ve kept this private while going through treatment, trying to protect my energy and most of all – my children.
“My husband, my family and a small circle of friends have carried me through in ways I’ll never forget. When something like this happens, you realise very quickly what – and who – truly matters.
“I’m healing, grateful, relieved, still shaken, all of those things can exist at once.”
Krishan, who is married to fellow doctor and Conservative MSP Sandesh Gulhane, came eleventh overall on Strictly in 2024, alongside Spanish dancer Gorka Márquez.
Krishan urged people to get checked by a GP if they had suspicions they were unwell.
She said: “Cancer doesn’t discriminate. I had no family history, I was well, I’m a doctor, and yet – here I am.
“What I’ve learned most is this, early detection saves lives. It saved mine.
“My story began with an unusual feeling – a gut instinct, listening to it mattered. Please know your body, trust yourself, and act early if something doesn’t feel right.
Kirhsan said that the experience of having cancer “changed her”, adding: “It’s taken me to very dark places mentally – conversations about your own mortality will do that – but it’s also stripped life back to what truly matters.
“Your health is everything, not work, not possessions, not perfection.”
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Dance partner Márquez was one of many to offer well-wishes, commenting: “I know you and I know you will get through this! And we will be sat having a coffee and a croissant.”
Fellow television doctor Amir Khan, who works on ITV’s Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, added: “You know how much I love you, and I’m always here for you.”
