Chris Davis shares how important it is to raise awareness of prostate cancer

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Former tennis coach, Chris Davis facing stage four prostate cancer, teams up with Sir Chris Hoy for the Tour De 4 in Glasgow to raise awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer UK.

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00:00Hi, I'm Chris Davis. I'm about to go on a very thrilling and arduous cycle up in Scotland, in Glasgow.

00:15It's called the Sir Chris Hoy Challenge and it's called the Tour de Four.

00:19And the reason I'm doing it is I've got advanced prostate cancer and this is my way of getting back at the disease

00:26and sharing with others how early detection in cancer is crucial.

00:31I've been in the Forest of Dean for 25 years and I've been at Haberdasher for 15.

00:38So that's a huge network of young people, their parents, teachers, etc.

00:45So yeah, I've been very fortunate in my fundraising campaign.

00:49I've had so many networks that I've been able to call them.

00:52People have been incredibly generous.

00:54I love a challenge anyway. I love a physical challenge.

00:58I'm a physical person. I try and keep us fit as if my body allows me to.

01:02Particularly now, cancer's entered it.

01:05And that's my determination really.

01:07Just stay normal and enjoy it. Live day to day.

01:14So as you probably know, a lot of listeners will know,

01:17Sir Chris Hoy has terminal cancer stage 4 like I have.

01:21And he has this idea of this wonderful challenge, which is called Tour de Four,

01:26which is to give the public a better awareness of what it's like to have stage 4 cancer and live with it.

01:34And his phrases, stay in the moment.

01:39I think it's just greater awareness really.

01:41That's the most important thing.

01:43I mean, I've been humbled by the number of men who have approached me to talk about prostate cancer itself.

01:49How are you tested? How long did it take? Does it hurt?

01:55All those sort of very basic questions that I and other people who have been through the experience are able to answer very simply.

02:01It is a blood test.

02:03Whether your PSA, which is the indicator of whether you've got prostate cancer or not, is there or not.

02:09And that's as simple as that.

02:11Well, I've had huge personal enjoyment and the thing I've taken away Grace, which I will add, is I've been blessed.

02:18I've been blessed to see with all the things that go on in the world that aren't particularly nice, in fact they're horrific,

02:25the generosity and normality of people, how generous people are, how kind people are.

02:31And it's overwhelming if I'm honest.

02:33It's a good chance to thank everybody for being so generous and so kind.

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