McClean underwent stereotactic radiosurgery, which is a precise form of radiotherapy that delivers a high dose of radiation to a targeted area within the brain.
He also received neurosurgery after three tumours were discovered in his brain. A fourth tumour was discovered in 2024, which required radiotherapy.
He said he was living well with cancer, but receiving quicker scan results would reduce his high level of stress.
“I’m constantly fearful… my anxiety levels are very high all the time and the waiting lists are a big part of that, because once I have a scan I am always more anxious until I get the results,” he said.
“There have been times when I’ve got the results and it’s like I relax, because I know that there’s going to be a plan.
“I’ve been able to do my job, but the anxiety is actually what’s holding me back at the minute and that makes my life, my working life, much more difficult.”
McClean, who documents his story on YouTube, praised his medical team and said the blame for the state of cancer services in Northern Ireland “is Stormont’s fault”.
Cancer Research UK is calling on Northern Ireland’s political parties to prioritise cancer services in their manifestos ahead of next May’s assembly election.
It said more cancers could be prevented through implementing the Tobacco and Vapes Act, providing better support to stop smoking and increasing the uptake of HPV vaccinations to protect against cervical cancer.
The charity has also urged the NI Executive to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol and restrictions on less healthy food and drink promotions.
