She said: “My scan showed that there’s no progression in the disease in my bones and liver, and the tumours in my brain have shrunk a little. That was a day before my birthday.Two of Linda’s sisters - Anne and Bernie - also suffered from cancer and she explained how genetics has played a factor in her illness.She said: "Normally it’s the BRAC gene and if it’s in one, it can be in others. They don’t think we were just unlucky getting cancer, all three of us, they think it’s a rogue gene.
Susanna then asked Linda what advice people would give to family members or friends who get diagnosed and perhaps don’t say the right thing. "I found the first time I lost a few friends in the fact they didn’t know what to say and so they didn’t say anything. It was a real shock because two of them were great friends, we’re alright now.
Linda Nolan reveals hidden effect of chemotherapy treatment she's forced to live with amid terminal cancer struggle