Jack James Ryan opens up about testicular cancer
Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has said he would love the soap to feature a testicular cancer storyline after battling the disease when he was 19.
The now-25-year-old was appearing on Lorraine to discuss his role as the villainous Jacob in the soap when he talked about his experienced of cancer.
Ryan opened up about how surprised he was to find out he had cancer after thinking it was an 'old man disease'.
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Video transcript
JACK JAMES RYAN: I didn't even know that was a thing that would happen with a young man. I thought it was, like, an old man cancer.
- Absolutely.
JACK JAMES RYAN: So when I found out that it was really common in young men, I was just, like, whoa, why do I not know about this, why do we not know about this? So Yeah. I mean, getting to be able to tell that story on something like "Coronation Street" with Jacob would be amazing for me. But yeah, it was a crazy time. But you know, I've come through to the other side, and it's been a really positive experience. So I want to be able to tell that story.
- That's an amazing way to think about it, Jack, as a positive thing, because you caught it early enough, obviously. Lots of changes, I guess. Because you should check your bits.
JACK JAMES RYAN: Absolutely. Absolutely.
- Men are so silly about that. Mind you, they do-- they do check their bits regularly, I suppose. But you should do it. Look and see. And anything that's different, get it sorted, for goodness sake.
