BBC, ITV and Sky news legend Dermot Murnaghan has stage 4 cancer
ITV, BBC, Channel 4 and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has been diagnosed with cancer. In a statement shared on social media, he said: "Some personal news……I've been diagnosed with Stage IV advanced prostate cancer. I'm fortunate to have a simply outstanding medical team looking after me, who I can't thank enough - they are administering the best possible care with expertise, compassion and sensitivity.
"I'm responding positively to their excellent treatment and feeling well. I'm blessed to be fortified by the monumental love and support of my wife, family and close friends. Needless to say my message to all men over 50, in high-risk groups, or displaying symptoms, is get yourself tested and campaign for routine prostate screening by the NHS."
He added: "Early detection is crucial. And be aware, this disease can sometimes progress rapidly without obvious symptoms. Details @ProstateUK @PCR_News. I'm aiming to take part in Sir Chris Hoy's fund raising charity bike ride - http://tourde4.com - in Glasgow in September - please support it and join us if you can Take care everyone Dermot."
Dermot Murnaghan is a prominent British journalist, newsreader, and television presenter with a career spanning four decades. Born in 1957 in Barnstaple, Devon, he studied History at the University of Sussex before completing postgraduate journalism training in London
Dermot started as a business programme researcher, later presenting The Business Programme, Channel 4 Morning News, The Channel 4 Daily, and weekend bulletins.
Between 1993 and 2002 he a nchored ITV Lunchtime News, News at Ten, Evening News, and Nightly News, and presented the current affairs show The Big Story. He broke major stories like Princess Diana's death.
In the 2000s he co‑hosted BBC Breakfast, stood in on Six and Ten O'Clock News, and fronted Treasure Hunt. From 2003 to 2014, he hosted the popular quiz show Eggheads.
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