BBC presenter says 'get checked' after decision saved his life View 2 Images

A BBC presenter has urged people not to ignore cancer symptoms after finding a lump weeks after his 50th birthday. TV journalist David Cowan says deciding to get a GP to check him out saved his life.

David said: “It’s far better to know whether you’ve got cancer or not, you need to not delay and get it checked out.” In late 2017, TV reporter David, from Edinburgh, noticed a small, hard, painless lump in his neck just weeks after his 50th birthday. After checking the NHS website, he booked a GP appointment, a decision he now credits with saving his life.

David said: “My awareness of mouth cancer was pretty much very, very superficial. I knew it existed. I knew the dentists checked when they examined you, to

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