TV presenter Adrian Chiles has revealed a skin cancer diagnosis, also confirming it has been ‘removed’.
The 58-year-old host opened up about the health scare in a new column for The Guardian as he explained his journey with the healthcare system in the lead up to his diagnosis.
He explained: ‘ Oh yes, I almost forgot, it was a squamous cell carcinoma. All removed and won’t spread. So not nothing, but not serious. Needs keeping an eye on.
‘Whatever, I don’t care, because I now have this skin cancer nurse’s email. The human contact feels as good as any treatment or cure.’
He shared that he had to have an operation to remove the suspicious patch of skin on his shoulder after the results of a biopsy confirmed it was cancerous.
The media personality had booked the appointment with the dermatologist after noticing a change in the skin on that area.
Discussing his return to the hospital for the excision, he reflected: ‘I was back in for the excision, performed by the same guy I’d seen before. This time, he said he was pretty sure it was cancer, cancerous, a carcinoma, whatever.’
‘All I wanted him to do was stop saying worrying things and, instead, whip out his scalpel, go in as deep as he fancied, and dig the bastard thing out. This he did,’ he added, saying he had stitches for 10 days.
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