Christopher Dean: ‘I might have a life-changing illness’ – DOI judge’s health fears
“I found myself preparing for the fact I might have a life-changing illness,” Christopher Dean revealed. “I thought I might need a serious operation.” When confronted with the news that he had a polyp in his bowel, Christoper contemplated his mortality. “It was the longest two weeks of my life,” Christopher told the Mirror when it came to waiting for the results of his biopsy.
“Not knowing if I was going to live or die – it was a scary prospect being faced with my own mortality,” he continued.
“My doctor was convinced I had an adenoma or adenomatous polyp,” said the 63-year-old.
Adenomatous polyps “may be precancerous”, Medical News Today highlighted.
It was bowel cancer that Christoper feared, with most people diagnosed with the condition being over 60 years old.
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The NHS said: “Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK.”
Three main symptoms of bowel cancer are:
- Persistent blood in faeces
- Persistent change in your bowel habit
- Persistent lower abdominal pain, bloating or discomfort.
Any symptoms that linger for three weeks or more are best investigated by a medical professional.
Speaking about his health scare, Christopher said: “Luckily, in the end, the biopsy results came back and the polyp was benign.
DON’T MISS
In this year’s Dancing On Ice, celebrities include:
- Kimberly Wyatt
- Connor Ball
- Ria Hebden
- Kye Whyte
- Brendan Cole
- Rachel Stevens
- Regan Gascoigne
- Ben Foden
- Liberty Poole
- Stef Reid
- Mark Berry (Bez)
- Sally Dynevor.
Tune into the 14th series of the TV show where Christopher will be judging alongside Jayne Torvill, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse.
Presenters will be the famous duo Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
Dancing On Ice will air on Sunday, January 23 at 6.30pm on ITV.
Source: | This article first appeared on Express.co.uk