‘You’re a curse’ Kit spirals in Coronation Street ahead of cancer diagnosis

Kit’s panicking (Picture: ITV) Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) is spiralling following the news there is a chance he may be diagnosed with cancer in Coronation Street. Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove) recently learnt that her family carries the BRCA gene, which significantly increases your chance of developing certain cancers. She and Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) planned to get tested. If either of them gets a positive result, there’s a high possibility that Bernie’s son Kit also carries the gene, meaning his son Brody (Ryan Mulvey) and Gemma’s quads could have inherited it too. The news has left the family shaken. In today’s episode, after a chat with Dr Gaddas, Bernie found Kit and attempted to reassure him about her results. She believed that her test would come back negative, but Bernie’s comments didn’t help Kit at all. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Kit will eventually be diagnosed with cancer (Picture: ITV) He began reflecting on the life he used to live before Bernie found him in 2024, and believed that she is the reason he now constantly deals with grief and drama. Calling his mum a ‘curse’, Kit walked off, leaving Bernie heartbroken. The developments in today’s episode comes after the ITV soap confirmed that Kit will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Kate Brooks, Corrie’s producer said: ‘This diagnosis absolutely shakes the foundations of Kit’s life as he struggles to digest what this means not only for him, but also for his family and loved ones. There is a chance Gemma and Kit’s children will carry the gene as well (Picture: ITV) Breast cancer in males Common symptoms can include A painless lump or swelling under the nipple or areola. An inverted or retracted nipple that turns inward. Nipple discharge or bleeding. Skin dimpling, puckering, or scaling on the chest. Sores (ulcers) on the chest or nipple area. Risk factors include Older age, most frequently diagnosed in men in their 60s. Inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations. High oestrogen levels linked to obesity or liver disease. Genetic conditions such as Klinefelter syndrome. Statistics Around 400 to 420 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year. For comparison, roughly 59,000 women are diagnosed annually. Approximately 1 in 870 men in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. There are around 85 deaths from male breast cancer each year in the UK. Since the early 1970s, male breast cancer mortality rates have decreased by about 47%. While breast cancer diagnoses in UK women have risen by roughly a quarter since the early 1990s, incidence rates in men have remained stable. ‘Kit’s a complex character, and he struggles as he navigates this new world he’s been thrust into. His vulnerabilities become all too apparent as he wrestles with what this means to his sense of identity. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘Whilst male breast cancer is rare, it’s important that we show it can happen to anyone. We must normalize conversations around this to encourage people to consult their GP at the earliest opportunity if any changes arise.’ Deals of the Day The viral LED face mask with over 350 lights that's currently discounted by £100 A friend said I looked 'snatched' – I credit this new Charlotte Tilbury powder Shop MySweetSmile's biggest Bank Holiday offers before they end Back-to-school shopping just got a lot cheaper thanks to Primark The back-to-school essential parents forget every year – and it could cost them Male breast cancer is a very real condition that poses a serious threat to life and something almost 500 men in the UK face every year and, while incredibly rare and accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancer cases, many men are completely unaware that they can get it, which, in turn, leads to embarrassment, delayed diagnoses, and higher mortality rates. Arrow MORE: Kit devastated after sleeping with someone else in Coronation Street – and it’s not Jodie Arrow MORE: Sally Dynevor supporting Jacob Roberts amid Coronation Street breast cancer storyline for Kit Arrow MORE: Coronation Street cancer story for Kit is really polarising everyone The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.