ITV medic Dr. Chris hopes to raise awareness among viewers
So trusted is the TV doctor, this week he celebrates 35 years of advising viewers on the ITV morning show. The 78-year-old has always been relatable to fans of the show and had spoken openly about his own health battles... watch the video below to remind yourself of Dr. Chris' TV career.35 years on, @Zoe Williams sits down with Dr Chris Steele to look back at some of his incredible achievements on our show.
The cancer ordeal wasn't over for Dr. Chris though, who was diagnosed a second time in 2012, taking the disease in his stride by telling Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield at the time that his diagnosis was "purely the result of over-exposure to the sun and sunbeds."Explaining his cancer experience, Dr.
Dr. Chris luckily recovered from both cancer diagnoses, but shared insight into other ailments in order to reassure his loyal fans, inviting viewers to watch his cataract surgery, which we underwent in 2016.Of the eye issue, Dr. Chris told The Mirror: "The thing with cataracts is that you don’t really notice the cloudiness in your eye lens at first. The blurriness is very fine and I don’t know when the tipping point was, but I just saw a gradual deterioration in my eyesight over time.
"I’ve been wearing glasses for short-sightedness for more than 30 years, but last year, I realised I couldn’t see writing at a distance – road signs were no longer clear and gradually worsened. After 48 hours, I had perfect sight and you wouldn’t have known I’d had an operation."The medical professional also raised awareness for the Covid vaccine back in 2021, taking to X, which was known as Twitter at the time, to encourage his fans to book in for the jab.
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