Comedian Bobby Davro has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The comedy legend spoke on This Morning and explained he was experiencing erectile dysfunction before his diagnosis.
It was after a close friend told him to get a PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) test that he found out he had the disease.
Speaking on the ITV show, he said: ‘I think one in eight men get it. Coming in today, the man that picked me up in the car from Waterloo – he had it.
‘I think a lot of men of colour, they get more prostate cancer, so it’s got to be checked.
‘Get your PSA checked and have your prostate examined.
‘My doctor told me mine was a bit swollen so I had the PSA test and it was 24, which wasn’t good at all.
‘The NHS have been fantastic and a couple of days later, they gave me a biopsy to check out where it is and it was intermediate.
‘I asked the urologist if it’s terminal, because that’s the first thing you think of and he said no, I will be buying Christmas presents for many years to come.
‘That made me cry because it was such a relief.’
He appeared on the chat show alongside Dr Zoe Williams, where he chatted on the sofa to Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd.
Dr Williams went on to explain the symptoms in more detail: ‘There are two groups of people. Anyone who has symptoms, and often prostate cancer doesn’t have any symptoms, especially in the early stages, but erectile dysfunction can be a symptom.
‘The [most] common symptoms are difficulty passing urine, because the prostate gland, if it grows, which it can do with cancer, but it grows more commonly with non-cancerous causes, it can push on the tube that the urine goes through.
‘So difficulty getting started, poor flow, difficulty ending, so dribbling, or feeling like your bladder is not fully empty can all be symptoms. But often, there are no symptoms.’
The actor and comedian is well-known for his impressions, game-show hosting and stand-up, with a career spanning over 40 years.
Davro lost his fiancée, Vicky Wright, three years ago, after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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