British actor Patrick Murray revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer.

The 65-year-old actor, best known for portraying Mickey Pearce in the sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’, revealed on Twitter that he has a tumour in his lung.

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“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,” he tweeted.

“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,” he added.

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The actor went on to say, “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. As for me, and thanks to the NHS, I can now see the same beautiful horizon as you.”

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Patrick played the role of Mickey in 20 episodes of Only Fools and Horses. After the show concluded in 2003, he acted in several big-screen movies The Firm and Curse Of The Pink Panther. He quit acting to become a taxi driver. He was forced to retire from work after battling Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The actor married Anong in Thailand in 2016.