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Sir Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment
Sir Cliff Richard, 85, treated for prostate cancer found early during an insurance check, urges national screening and aims to collaborate with King Charles III on awareness.
- This morning , Sir Cliff Richard revealed on Good Morning Britain he was treated for prostate cancer and said the cancer is `gone at the moment`.
- Sir Cliff Richard said he discovered prostate cancer during a promoter-required insurance health check before his Australia and New Zealand tour; the tumour was found early with no metastasis.
- Calling for action, Sir Cliff Richard called the absence of a national screening programme `absolutely ridiculous` and said he would join His Majesty The King to front an awareness campaign.
- Last week His Majesty The King said his treatment would be reduced next year thanks to early diagnosis, while an end of November three-month consultation on prostate screening began.
- Last month the UK National Screening Committee said screening all men is not justified, while in recent months high-profile men including Dermot Murnaghan, former Sky presenter, shared prostate cancer journeys.
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The British pop singer Cliff Richard revealed on Monday that he underwent a prostate cancer treatment this year, adding that the disease was successfully overcome. The condition was detected when the artist, 85 years old, passed a medical check-up, at the time he was about to undertake an international tour, according to the singer to the ITV network. “They discovered that he had prostate cancer, but fortunately he was not very advanced and had …
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