BBC Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen confirms cancer diagnosis

BBC Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In an interview with the BBC, the 75-year-old said he had been diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer and will now be stepping away from the studio to focus on his health. He was diagnosed back in April of this year.

Owen is best known across the UK for presenting the breakfast television programme Good Morning, Britain and has presented BBC‘s local news show Midlands Today since 199. He is also the former Luton Town Football Club chairman.

Discussing his shock diagnosis, Owen told the BBC: “I was told that it was pretty serious and I had to do something about it soon. My GP insisted that I go and see a specialist just to reassure me... he saved my life.”

Nick said he was sent for a biopsy which confirmed the diagnosis.

He added: “He told us that it was extensive and aggressive and I had prostate cancer full-on and something needed to be done and done pretty fast.

“And that was probably the worst day of my life, well certainly one of them, it was a very grim moment.”

He says a scan confirmed that his cancer was contained in the prostate and had not spread, and he underwent a successful prostatectomy to remove the whole prostate gland and has since been recovering from surgery.

Despite taking time off since his diagnosis, Owen said that he hopes to be back presenting Midlands Today this autumn.