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Dermot Murnaghan Confirms Stage 4 Prostate Cancer, Urges High‑Risk Men to Get Checked

He delivered the appeal in a BBC Breakfast interview.

Overview

  • He said his cancer is incurable but not untreatable and emphasized that effective care is available.
  • He urged men over 50, Black men, and those with a family history of prostate cancer to seek screening.
  • He admitted he was "silly" to delay testing because he felt fine, urging others not to wait.
  • He noted Sir Chris Hoy’s public diagnosis prompted thousands of men to book checks.
  • He said the diagnosis has shifted his priorities to "family first".