Davina McCall broke down in tears when a patient on Channel 4’s Cancer Clinic Live asked how she was
Davina McCall met with patients at a cancer clinic in Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge as part of a special episode for Stand Up to Cancer.
In one emotional moment, Davina, who revealed she had breast cancer earlier this year, spoke to Stuart who was waiting to hear how their treatment was going.
Before they went into their appointment, Stuart asked Davina how she was doing since her diagnosis earlier in the year.
The TV presenter broke down in tears as she thanked Stuart for asking if she was okay: “Can I just say, thank you for asking me that after everything you’ve been through? I’m really good, thank you.”
It came after Davina opened the programme by recalling the moment she discovered a lump in her breast and her sister’s death.
She told viewers: “Earlier this year, I found a lump in my breast. It quickly led to tests and scans and then the word that no one ever wants to hear, cancer.
“It was found early and surgeons were able to remove it. But not everyone gets that chance. I took my sister Caroline to A&E, she fainted and she couldn’t get up.
“They gave her a brain scan but then they scanned her chest and I couldn’t understand why. It turned out it was late stage lung cancer.
“She died seven weeks later. I was holding her hand. And that’s why early diagnosis matters to me.”
In November, Davina revealed on her Instagram account she was “very angry” to discover she had cancer.
The presenter said the lump “came and went” but after seeing a poster urging women to check their breasts she went to the doctors.
“It [the lump] was still there, and then one morning I saw myself in the mirror and thought “I’m going to get that looked at”. I had a biopsy. I found out it was indeed breast cancer,” she shared.
“I think my message is: get checked if you’re worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done.”
Earlier in the Stand Up for Cancer coverage, Amy Dowden became emotional as she spoke about how cancer had impacted her dreams of becoming a mother.
She shared: “A cancer diagnosis changes you forever… I’ve been put into menopause… I don’t know if I’ll ever have the honour of becoming a mum which I desperately want to… Five weeks ago I have another mastectomy.
“I’m so grateful for another shot of live, to be able get back on the dance floor… I’m so grateful for my medical team, the doctors and nurses who have kept me alive. A cancer diagnosis changes you forever, I’m no longer the person I was and that’s not by choice.”