Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray shares cancer diagnosis as tumour found in lungs

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Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Patrick, who played Mickey Pearce in the show, took to Twitter to announce that doctors had found a tumour in his lung.

In the Tweet wrote: "Naturally I wanted to keep my own health problems private, but failing to fully endorse this ad would be selfish."Thanks to my ultrascan I have a fighting chance."It showed my organs needed further investigation and tumours were spotted."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.

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.If, like us, you love a good dose of celebrity gossip then we've got you covered.From Lorraine Kelly and Janey Godley to Gordon Ramsay and Sir Rod Stewart, our weekly Showbiz newsletter is packed with the latest news on your favourite stars from Scotland and beyond.Signing up couldn't be easier!

Simply enter your email address in the box further up the page or click here to view our wide range of newsletters."As for me, and thanks to the NHS, I can now see the same beautiful horizon as you."Patrick appeared in a total of 20 episodes of Only Fool And Horses, which also starred David Jason as Del Boy and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney Trotter.Since the show finished in 2003, Patrick has landed roles in big-screen productions, including The Firm and Curse Of The Pink Panther.After a couple more years of acting, Patrick