Mark Wright shares health anxiety after he and his dad suffered cancer scares

Mark Wright has opened up about his health anxiety after he and his dad both suffered a cancer scare. Back in December, the Heart Radio presenter shared how he had found a lump under his arm which was 'growing quite fast'.

Sharing a post on Instagram, Mark revealed he had the huge 12cm tumour removed from his armpit alongside a series of photos after admitting it was a "tough call" to decide whether or not to speak about what he had been going through.

The 35-year-old explained a doctor "passed it on as 'a fatty lump that doesn’t need any treatment' so I just left it." He added: "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." The lump was thankfully later found to be benign and not cancerous.

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Appearing on Loose Women on Thursday (June 9) for a Soccer Aid special alongside Dragons’ Den star Stephen Bartlett as well as Ruth Langsford and Frankie Bridge, Mark was asked about his cancer scare during a discussion about whether women handle illness better than men.

While Mark was quick to show his family his lump, the former TOWIE star said his dad, Mark Sr, isn't so good at sharing. "He’s rubbish at getting himself checked out, whereas I’m the opposite. It bothered me after a certain amount of time because the lump grew quite a lot," he said.

"I was not having it and went to have it checked out – luckily I did, because look at the size of it. They removed it. It was growing at a rapid pace." And after his own scare, he noticed his dad had a "red scab" on his chest and