He thought it was nothing — just a harmless little bump on his back. But that tiny growth would hurl the beloved TV presenter into a chilling ordeal of cancer fears, medical silence, and weeks of torment that left him fearing the worst. In a gripping new essay published Wednesday, 3 December, The Guardian columnist and longtime broadcaster, 58-year-old Adrian Chiles, opened up about the shocking discovery that would send him spiraling into weeks of uncertainty, fear, and maddening silence from the NHS. It all began when he noticed a strange, unsettling growth on the back of his shoulder — and the moment he heard the word "carcinoma," his world shifted. "I had this thing on the back of my shoulder, which a dermatologist at an NHS hospital looked at. He was brisk, verging on brusque. He said

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