{"id":52222,"date":"2026-02-04T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=52222"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:32:49","slug":"dingles-history-with-cancer-zak-faith-chas-sarah-all-faced-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/dingles-history-with-cancer-zak-faith-chas-sarah-all-faced-illness\/","title":{"rendered":" The Dingles history with cancer: Zak, Faith, Chas and Sarah have all faced the illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dingles have had their fair share of heartache over the years and that has often been down to cancer as Zak, Faith, Chas and Sarah have all been diagnosed with the illness.<\/p>

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As Cain now faces his own battle to beat prostate cancer<\/a>, he has remembered how his family have suffered too. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

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Marlon comforted Zak as he dealt with his diagnosis (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zak Dingle had testicular cancer in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

In 20o1, Zak Dingle had just admitted to Cain he was his real dad. The men had had a violent showdown, but then Cain accepted Zak as his dad.<\/p>\n

Things seems harmonious in the Dingle family. However then Zak\u2019s health took a turn. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer.<\/p>\n

Zak confided in Seth Armstrong<\/a> and decided not to get treatment. But Seth, Marlon and Sam kidnapped him and forced him to come to his senses. He went to the hospital and treatment was successful.<\/p>

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