Overview

• The exchange took place on BBC Breakfast during a Make A Difference Awards segment featuring winners Maya (Radio Manchester's Young Hero) and Errol Hamlet (Radio Leeds' Active Award).
• Errol Hamlet disclosed on air that he has lived with prostate cancer for 15 years.
• Presenter Jon Kay immediately expressed sympathy in response to Hamlet’s revelation.
• Hamlet said regular walking boosts his wellbeing, noting his doctor’s advice to keep moving and adding that he has "no regrets."
• Maya, 14, said she ran 100 km during treatment for a rare brain tumour, which she credited with raising awareness of childhood cancer.