Chris Stark returned to the Capital Breakfast Show this morning (March 25) alongside his co-hosts Jordan North and Sian Welby, following his cancer diagnosis.

In a statement last night on Instagram (March 24), the 38-year-old revealed he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and urged men to check themselves.

However this morning he returned to his hosting duties, following surgery and 10 days of chemotherapy, with an important message for his male listeners.

Chris, who previously worked as a co-host on Scott Mills’ BBC Radio 1 show until 2022 also shared how he "regrets" not checking himself properly as "I feel like I put my family at risk".

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As he went live on the airwaves on Tuesday, he began by saying: "Oh my word it feels so good to be back, it feels a bit surreal to me".

After Jordan read out well wishes from fans via text message, Chris shared he was "staggered" and "overwhelmed" by the response to his Instagram post.

He then explained: "About two months ago now I got diagnosed with testicular cancer and this is a really heavy thing and I'm aware of that, we're on the radio to try and make you feel a bit better about your lives and we're part of your routine, so if you don't mind just humouring me for a couple of minutes just while I share this."

Chris continued: "There's been lots of doctors' appointments, I had some surgery at one point, I came back from that surgery maybe a little earlier than I should of."

Sian joined in: "You are such a trooper, I've never known anyone like it, you genuinely don't make a fuss about anything and what has been incredible Chris, is you were going through all of that and nobody would have known."

Chris Stark shares important message to fans and opens up about his 'regret'

Chris added: "Last week I made the decision to have chemotherapy as well and the idea of that was to kind of increase the chances of it not coming back.

"So it's preventative rather than curing anything but yeah that's where I've been, for the last 10 days or so I've been having chemotherapy which has been rubbish and it's horrible.

"But you know a lot of people go through this and I'm very aware of that and so I've made a decision that I want to talk about it because I think there's a bit of a stigma about this kind of thing, I mean it's quite hard to talk about given the area that it's in.

"But testicular cancer is so treatable and it's really common in men aged 18-49, this blew my mind when I found out about it.

"So I think it's really important to talk about it and if it means that me kind of being honest about what I've gone through and sharing that experience, I'm happy to do it if it means that that conversation is a bit more easier for other blokes.

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"Maybe it will encourage some people to go check themselves because I didn't do that properly and I feel like an idiot for that, I feel like I put my family at risk, put a lot of personal stuff at risk and I really regret that. It really annoys me.

"So I just want to encourage people to go check themselves and if that potentially leaves some good from this situation, then I'm really happy to put my one ball on the line."

Find more advice or help regarding testicular cancer on the NHS website.