BBC Radio Scotland presenter Bryan Burnett has announced that he will be taking a break from his presenting role following a cancer diagnosis.

The broadcaster, 59, announced on Thursday that he would be stepping back from his early evening programme Get It On to undergo appendiceal cancer treatment.

Speaking on air, he said the tumour was first discovered earlier this year while he was having surgery to remove his appendix.

He said: “Appendix cancer is incredibly rare but the good news is it is treatable, but I do have to have some fairly hefty abdominal surgery next week.

Bryan Burnett interviews Samantha Kinghorn at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London (Alamy/PA)

“It’s going to mean I am going to be off work for a couple of months and you know how hard I will find

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