![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/bbcs-nick-owen-back-at-work-after-cancer-treatment/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131002235_nickowenemotional.jpg&description=Image caption, The broadcaster was moved to learn searches for prostate cancer had risen since he shared his diagnosis publicly BBC TV presenter Nick Owen said returning to screens on Monday after surgery for aggressive prostate cancer will be "a landmark". The longstanding broadcaster was told he had the disease in April , on "one of the worst" days of his life. The 75-year-old presenter of Midlands Today said he was feeling "pretty good" following a "turbulent" time. "I'm a bit fragile still but so much better than I've been in the last few months," he said. "So this is a landmark time for me." Owen, who celebrates 50 years in broadcasting in November, will return to the sofa one day a week initially as he continues to recover. Having hosted the regional news programme since 1997, he said going back on air after an extended break would feel "quite strange". "I'm slightly apprehensive, but once I've done the first one it's like the old getting back on your bike again, it should be fine. But it is slightly daunting, the thought of it," he added. "I think my heart will be beating that little bit faster than usual." He is awaiting the results of his first PSA test since the operation, which he hopes will give him the all clear. "It's a bit of a tense time waiting to hear," he said. Owen was left emotional on learning a prostate cancer charity had been contacted by thousands of men after he spoke publicly about his diagnosis. "I'm really thrilled by that and very moved," he said. Image caption, Owen with Anne Diamond, his BBC One breakfast TV host in the 1990s Owen is widely known for his TV work, including co-hosting BBC One programme Good Morning with Anne and Nick with Anne Diamond in the 1990s. He previously thanked audiences for the "astonishing response" after he spoke publicly about his illness in August , also appearing on BBC Breakfast to urge more men to take part in prostate cancer screenings. "It was a massive release to be able to tell everyone what was go){kind=link}
BBC TV presenter Nick Owen said returning to screens on Monday after surgery for aggressive prostate cancer will be “a landmark”.
The longstanding broadcaster was told he had the disease in April, on “one of the worst” days of his life.
The 75-year-old presenter of Midlands Today said he was feeling “pretty good” following a “turbulent” time.
“I’m a bit fragile still but so much better than I’ve been in the last few months,” he said.
“So this is a landmark time for me.”