2GB radio host Deborah Knight reveals shock cancer diagnosis

The 2GB radio host will undergo treatment for the cancer telling her listeners “it’s not the best news”.

Television and radio host Deborah Knight has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer.

The 2GB afternoons presenter and former Today breakfast TV host made the shock announcement she will undergo treatment for a Basal cell cancer on her radio show after her dermatologist took a biopsy of a “bump on my nose”.

“It is not the best news,” the mother of three told listeners.

Deborah Knight on air at 2GB.

“It is a small cancer and it is nodular, which means I have got to get it cut out. I have got to go under the knife.”

Knight, 48, explained that while there are many non-invasive treatments, those options were not available to her.

“I know there are lots of creams and other non-invasive treatments that work very well but not for me, I have got to get it cut out,” the Weekend A Current Affair host said.

“We are always being reminded to get our skin checked regularly and to wear sunscreen to cover up when we are in the sun but it is so important and I just want to be a living reminder of that.”

Deb Knight with two of her children.

Deb Knight. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Knight said she will have the procedure over the coming weeks.

“I am not sure when I am going to get this done. It is not spreading, it is not urgent. I will be fine, it is not a serious matter at all. It will happen in the next couple of weeks. Get your skin checked because we can’t afford not to in Australia.

“We are the skin cancer capital of the world.”