Only Fools and Horses’ Mickey Pearce star Patrick Murray diagnosed with cancer

26.01.2022 - 01:11 / ok.co.uk

Only Fools and Horses actor Patrick Murray has revealed he was diagnosed with cancer.The 65 year old star, who played the hilarious and loveable Mickey Pearce on the Peckham-based comedy series throughout its run, opened up on his health in a heartfelt and lengthy Twitter post designed to help others who might find similar symptoms. His aim was to endorse a government advert urging people to go to the doctor and get checked if they experience unusual pain or other potential symptoms. “Naturally I wanted to keep my own health problems private, but failing to fully endorse this ad would be selfish,” he began his tweet.

“Thanks to my ultrascan I have a fighting chance. It showed my organs needed further investigation and tumours were spotted. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

You can sign up at the top of the page “This led to a PET scan which covers a much larger area.” "To my wonderful surprise these lesions were not cancerous but the scan did find an early-stage cancerous tumour in my lung,” the star continued. “This has since been removed. “I am tweeting now, which wouldn’t be the case if I hadn’t had the ultrasound all those months ago.

“A lot of people put these symptoms down to age and the discomfort to simply having a weak stomach. Please don’t ignore it if it persists. "As for me, and thanks to the NHS, I can now see the same beautiful horizon as you,” Patrick added.

Patrick’s announcement comes just four months after his beloved friend and co-star John Challis died of cancer. The Mickey actor and his co-stars David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and others all showed their support and attended the funeral and service. John, who had been acting