Overview

• He says he is feeling pretty good after finishing chemotherapy in early July and is awaiting assessment of the treatment’s effect.
• He urges men over 50 and those at higher risk to request PSA blood tests and calls on the government to actively offer screening.
• UK health guidance cites limitations of current tests for not running a national screening programme, yet prostate cancer causes about 55,100 cases and 12,000 deaths annually.
• He reports having no typical symptoms before falling ill on a foreign holiday, which led to his stage-four diagnosis.
• He plans to join Sir Chris Hoy’s Tour de 4 charity bike ride in September to raise funds and awareness for cancer causes.