Overview
- Announcing the news on Instagram, the 56-year-old detailed an 18-month journey that began with an elevated PSA, diagnosis via MRI and biopsy, and a radical prostatectomy on December 6 last year.
- Six months after surgery his PSA rose again, scans showed the cancer had spread to his pelvic bone, and he started medication before completing a seven-and-a-half-week course of radiation.
- He advises PSA checks from age 50, or from 40 for men of African descent, and says patients in places where tests are not routinely encouraged should insist on being tested.
- He noted his genetic testing showed no traits, warning that family history and genetics alone do not reliably indicate individual risk.
- His call for early detection comes as the UK screening committee’s draft guidance advises against routine population screening, and his disclosure drew widespread support from football and broadcasting circles.