Premier League star reveals ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis

Premier League star reveals cancer diagnosis Source: Shaka Hislop

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00:00I have a story to tell. Roughly 18 months ago I went for my annual physical and insisted on a

00:08PSA test as I always do. This time around though my PSA was elevated. An MRI and biopsy quickly

00:15determined that I had a fairly aggressive prostate cancer. A year ago, almost to the day,

00:22December 6th to be exact, I had a radical prostatectomy and I thought that was it.

00:27But then, six months later, my PSA was again on the rise and another scan showed that my prostate

00:34cancer had spread to my pelvic bone. I started on medication pretty soon after and just this

00:41morning completed seven and a half weeks of radiation therapy. The journey continues. But

00:47doctors recommend that all men over the age of 50 get their PSA checked regularly. If you're of

00:54African descent, that age drops to 40. If you're somewhere like the UK or somewhere else that

01:00PSA tests aren't encouraged, you have got to insist. And having a history of cancer in your family

01:08doesn't matter. I had genetic testing done and they showed no traits in my family, yet this year would

01:16show that, without going into too much detail, that even that didn't exclude everybody in my immediate

01:24family. And now, the highest rate of prostate cancer mortality is in Caribbean men. So if you allow me to

01:32speak to my community, my people, please go get tested. Know your PSA. Track its history. Prostate cancer is

01:43survivable if caught early enough. There are treatments for it. Testing saves lives. And save mine.

01:52good luck!

01:53So that's fine.

01:54I'm excited from what isENCE website. The díav다 end video Secondary these days

01:56a decade of school because I know a student who can't believe the

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02:10problems relating to illness. And then I learned that okay that it evenly

02:17was difficult to see if there were many recommendations on it.