Overview

• The 67-year-old broadcaster says he completed chemotherapy in early July and is awaiting results after reporting a positive initial response.
• In new interviews, he urges men over 50 and those at higher risk to ask their GP for a PSA blood test and presses for NHS-offered screening.
• He argues that newer diagnostics are improving and that earlier detection would cut the need for costly late-stage treatment.
• Current UK policy does not recommend population screening because PSA testing can be unreliable, even as the UK records about 55,100 cases and 12,000 deaths annually, according to Cancer Research UK.
• He plans to join Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 charity ride in September to raise awareness and funds for cancer causes.