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  "path": "/celebrity/davina-mccall-shares-emotional-cancer-update-after-anxious-wait-for-scan-results",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T16:05:04.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nDavina McCall received welcome news on Thursday when a scan confirmed she is now free of cancer, marking a significant milestone after an extraordinarily challenging period for the television presenter.\n\nThe 58-year-old shared the positive update during Friday's Heart Radio Breakfast, where she joined co-host Jamie Theakston to discuss their respective health battles.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe revealed: \"I had a check yesterday, I also got scanxiety, and they were very pleased to tell me there was nothing there.\"\n\nBoth presenters acknowledged experiencing anxiety before medical appointments, with Mr Theakston admitting he had recently convinced himself his cancer had returned.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe pair's candid conversation reflected on journeys that have seen Ms McCall battle both a benign brain tumour and breast cancer, while Mr Theakston underwent treatment for stage one laryngeal cancer.\n\nMs McCall's breast cancer diagnosis came in October 2025, arriving almost exactly two years after she learned of her brain tumour.\n\nThe discovery proved particularly devastating as she had undergone a mammogram just two months earlier in August.\n\n\"It felt like being punched in the face by the universe,\" she said.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I just thought like, what? I was just beginning to feel myself again.\"\n\nThe presenter had spent much of 2025 recovering from surgery to remove a colloid cyst, a rare benign tumour discovered during a health check connected to her menopause advocacy work.\n\nShe described the period as difficult both personally and for her relationship with husband Michael Douglas, noting the strain the consecutive health crises placed on them as a couple.\n\nMs McCall used her platform to deliver an urgent message to women about the importance of regular self-examination.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * One Direction star complains about 'empty seats' at solo gig: 'I'm not blind'\n  * ITV Coronation Street legend prompts return hopes after reuniting with co-stars\n  * Emily Atack grieves death of former partner with emotional tribute: 'Pray you have found peace'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe emphasised her own experience demonstrates why mammograms alone are not sufficient, having discovered her lump just weeks after receiving a clear result.\n\n\"I found a lump myself and I had had a mammogram in the August and it was in October I found a lump, so don't just think, 'I had a mammogram recently, it can't be that', it could be,\" she warned.\n\nThe presenter stressed that checking takes minimal time but could prove life-saving.\n\n\"If you've got something, go and get it looked at, it takes seconds,\" she urged listeners.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHer message served as a reminder that vigilance between scheduled screenings remains essential for early detection.\n\nThe health battles have fundamentally altered Ms McCall's outlook on mortality, leading to what she describes as a liberating shift in perspective.\n\nShe admitted during the broadcast.: \"I am not afraid of dying anymore, it's a lovely feeling.\"\n\nMr Theakston, however, acknowledged he has not reached the same acceptance, confessing he remains unable to contemplate his own death.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"No, I couldn't face that now no. I wanted to see my kids grow up and see my grandchildren and there were so many more things that I wanted to do,\" he explained.\n\nMs McCall recognised the conversation had ventured into unexpectedly profound territory for early morning radio but maintained that her newfound attitude feels freeing.\n\n\"It feels liberating though, that's what is interesting about it,\" she reflected, adding that surviving their ordeals has left both presenters feeling profoundly grateful for a second chance.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Davina McCall shares emotional cancer update after anxious wait for scan results"
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