Love Island's Demi Jones addresses 'nerve-wracking' scan after thyroid cancer battle

express.co.uk:

Love Island's Demi Jones has addressed her battle with thyroid cancer, admitting she was "nervous" for her first scan after being given the all-clear from the disease last December.

In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the reality TV star, 23, told how she's continually being monitored and checked after being told she's cancer-free.The star said: "My first [scan] after the cancer free diagnosis was nerve racking and I feel like it's always in the back of your head."[You think] 'Ok, I've had cancer once so this is something that I'm really susceptible to, we just gonna come back and we're going to get a different cancer in the future.'"But I feel like you can't think like that," Demi admitted.She went on: "But I think in general there's so many other things that could literally harm me or kill you or whatever."Last December, Demi announced the news that she was cancer free after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in May.But since being given the all-clear, the star told how she still had to go for regular checkups.She explained: "Every three months, I have to go in for a blood test and scan checkups, I just have a chat and see how I'm getting on."They try and work out my medication levels, which I will be on every day for the rest of my life."So every three months and the next, I think it's five to 10 years, I have an annual scan."So they'll send me a letter and do a scan of my neck and make sure everything's okay and no lumps have comeback," she added.Demi continued: "That's so reassuring for me, so that I know I'm not having to chase, I'm not having to like get a new appointment and try to push to see a specialist."I know that they're going to come to me every year and I'm going to have that scan."But in.