In June 2025, former Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. Sharing the news with fans, Murnaghan said that he was responding well to treatment and expressed gratitude for the "outstanding team" who had cared for him. In a statement posted on social media, the 67-year-old wrote: "Some personal news......I've been diagnosed with Stage IV advanced prostate cancer. I'm fortunate to have a simply outstanding medical team looking after me, who I can't thank enough - they are administering the best possible care with expertise, compassion, and sensitivity.

"I'm responding positively to their excellent treatment and feeling well. I'm blessed to be fortified by the monumental love and support of my wife, family and close friends." He urged all men "over 50 in high-risk groups or displaying symptoms" to get themselves tested", before adding that he was hoping to take part in Sir Chris Hoy's charity bike ride a few months after.

Chris, 49, announced in October 2024 that he has terminal stage 4 prostate cancer and had been given just years to live.

Months after Chris announced his diagnosis, Murnaghan headed to southeast Asia with his wife, when he began feeling "weird".

Struggling to get out of bed and enduring excruciating pain upon landing back in the UK, Dermot was rushed to A&E. Just five hours later, Dermot received the tragic diagnosis and needed "immediate surgery" to stay alive.

He recalled: "Five hours later my world was upended. The cancer was spreading fast, and I needed immediate surgery to keep me alive. After the numbness and shock of diagnosis, the negative thoughts come flooding in.

"Firstly, of course, 'How long have I got?' Then, 'Why, oh why, didn't I get that check?' hard on its heels. And perhaps the worst, 'You bloody fool, what have you done to your family?'"

He soon received a much-needed call from Hoy, who had reached out after hearing the news so soon after his own prognosis, giving Murnaghan a "mental lifeline".

In July, Murnaghan admitted that he "fell through the gaps" when it came to his health and often told himself "that'll do me".

However, Murnaghan realised that the tests he was undergoing privately didn't include screening for PSA (prostate-specific antigen), which is crucial for early detection of prostate cancer.

Speaking at an event for Prostate Cancer UK, he said: "It never occurred to me that they weren't testing for PSA, and I never went to my GP because I was getting other tests privately through the production company. So that's how I fell through the gaps and that's how I had a massive wake-up call and want to share the message."

In November, Murnaghan returned to the BBC Breakfast sofa where he opened up about his diagnosis. He revealed his cancer is "incurable but not untreatable", which he stressed was a "big point" to make to people.

"It isn't game over. It's bad, but there are great treatments out there, there are great professionals out there looking after people. And they're looking after me. So, yeah, you can see I'm feeling good and doing good," he said.

The former ITV and BBC presenter went on to share the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer, which include urinary problems like frequent urination or a weak stream, blood in your urine, and pain in the back, hips, or pelvis.

He concluded: "My message here today is men, if you're in a high-risk group, go and get yourself checked."

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain in December, Murnaghan urged people "don't be as silly as me", after initially dismissing his symptoms as something far less serious.

He explained: "I was too late, I didn't go and get tested, I was ill. I fell ill, I'm stage four. I was on a long holiday, far away from these shores, and felt awful, putting it down to jetlag or an infection.

"I was in the far East, rapidly understood that I was really bad, and flew back here and went straight back into A&E and straight into a hospital bed. That's how silly I was.

"If I'd had a test, I don't know many years, how it had been developing within me, but if I'd had a test earlier, then you know, the earlier you catch it, because for most cancers the earlier you catch it, the better the treatment is, the better the prognosis."