BBC Radio Scotland presenter Kenny Macintyre has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The 57-year-old made the news public live on air during Saturday afternoon show Off the Ball.
Talking to Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove, Macintyre said: “Obviously it’s not the news anyone wants to be told but I am very lucky to have caught this early, and I believe that is only because I pushed for regular testing.
“I had absolutely no symptoms and all examinations indicated things were normal.
“Had it not been for the regular checks, which revealed the rising trend in my PSA levels, things may be very different.”
Macintyre is from Dunblane and revealed that he had asked for tests every three months due to family history.
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Three of his uncles had cancer and the sports broadcaster is set to start treatment soon.
He added: “As it stands, I have several treatment options available to me which will probably mean a spell away from the airwaves at some point but now I’m just taking each day as it comes and getting on with life.
“I am lucky to have such strong support around me – my family, work colleagues and the NHS staff have all been brilliant.”
Macintyre is married to former BBC Scotland presenter Abeer Zahran.
His late father, also called Kenny, was a political correspondent for BBC Scotland as well.
Macintyre’s announcement comes in the same week that a group of experts claimed a screening programme for the disease for all men is not justified.
The UK National Screening Committee said that covering all men is “likely to cause more harm than good.”
It added that there should be no screening based on family history and that black men should not be screened due to a “uncertainties” around a lack of trials.
