TV presenter Mike Parry reveals cancer diagnosis live on air

He revealed how he found out

During an appearance on the Storm & Alexis Channel 5 show to discuss the news, Parry said he discovered growths on both his right eye and nose, with a wound on his eyebrow from an incident over 50 years ago that had reopened but refused to heal.

Following recent tests, a “bubble” on his nose, which had been present for a decade, was also found to be cancerous.

Parry, 71, confirmed he had undergone biopsies, including on his shoulder, and is now scheduled for hospital treatment.

“I'm extremely confident that everything will be sorted very quickly and I will be back to normal”, he told the hosts as he remained upbeat.

The broadcaster admitted that it was the word cancer itself that had caught him off guard, following a thorough examination by his dermatologist.

During the appointment, he revealed that additional cancerous areas were discovered, but these were dealt with immediately by being “frozen off”.

“These are connected, but at my age they suddenly did a check over and found other things, none of the others were malignant… sometimes you get a little growth, and they can get worse, so they burned a couple of those off, and that was it”, he explained.

The dermatologist had told Parry that when visible cancer is present, other forms can exist in different areas, as he revealed it was “quite painful” and lasted several days.

It was the mark near his eye was which originally prompted him to seek medical attention, as he recalled: “About a year ago, it started opening up again, and I got it checked, and in fact, it had become cancerous.”

Symptoms of skin cancer and when you should get checked

According to the NHS, the main symptom of non-melanoma skin cancer is a growth or unusual patch on the skin.

Any part of your skin can be affected, but it's most common in areas exposed to the sun, such as the:

• head, face and ears
• neck and shoulders
• back
• hands
• lower legs

The NHS recommends that you should see a GP if:

• you have a growth on your skin that's getting bigger or has changed colour or texture
• you have a growth or area of skin that hurts, itches, bleeds, crusts or scabs for more than 4 weeks
• Finding non-melanoma skin cancer early can mean it's easier to treat.