Aimee Walker
Mark Wright has bravely opened up about having a 12cm tumour removed from his body following a cancer scare.
The reality TV star and presenter, who is married to actress Michelle Keegan, took to Instagram and informed his followers that he recently underwent surgery in his ‘breast/armpit area’.
In the emotional post, the 34-year-old penned: “Okay, it’s been a tough call whether or not to speak about this.
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“One part of me wants to keep something like this private and the other part is thinking, if I can help/potentially save one person, well…. this is the right thing to do.
“So here goes. I discovered a lump in my breast/armpit area. Not very big, but enough to cause concern and to be cautious enough to get it checked.
“I saw a doctor who passed it on as ‘a fatty lump that doesn’t need any treatment’ so I just left it.
“After some time the lump grew and began to bother me. I am someone that when it comes to life in general I leave no stone unturned. When it involves health, this idiom quadruples.”
Wright then revealed that upon closer inspection, the doctor was a ‘tiny bit’ concerned over the lump.
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He continued: “I saw another specialist who happens to be a breast consultant for a second opinion. He was certain after seeing an ultrasound scan that it was a lipoma [a benign soft tissue tumour].
“However, with it being rather large, he had a tiny bit of concern that it has/could turn into a sarcoma [a cancerous malignant tumour]. However, he was not 100% either way so to be more sure I had an MRI [a detailed body scan].
“From the result of the MRI, still this consultant did not want to rule out the worst because of the speed and the size of the growth.
“At this stage, I moved on to a sarcoma specialist. This specialist saw the scans around 10 days ago and today I was in theatre having this little git removed.
“His fast and incredible turnaround was due to the fact he did not want to leave it any longer and wanted it out to prevent the rare risk of a lipoma turning into a sarcoma overtime.”
Fortunately, Wright was then informed that the tumour was ‘nothing sinister to worry about’ and he’s now ‘all good’.
Warning his followers one more time, he added: “MORAL OF THE STORY: If you notice anything that doesn’t look or feel quite right. Don’t leave it.
“Nothing in life is more important than your health and wellbeing. Get checked, check yourself, and make sure you take good care of yourself.”
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