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Glasgow Taxi Driver Tells Passenger ‘You Saved My Life’ After Advice Led to Cancer Find
A chance taxi conversation led Brian Kelly to a PSA test that found two prostate cancer sites, one aggressive, doctors said.
In summer 2024, Glasgow taxi driver Brian Kelly picked up Prostate Cancer UK volunteer Tam Hewitt, 76, who discussed prostate cancer risks and screening importance during their ride across the city.
Compelled by their conversation despite having no symptoms, Kelly later requested a PSA blood test from his GP, which revealed two sites of prostate cancer, one aggressive, at stage two diagnosis.
In December 2025, Kelly recognised Hewitt's address during another fare and thanked him, saying "by the way, I just want to thank you for saving my life," discovering Hewitt had undergone brachytherapy 20 years prior.
Kelly received brachytherapy treatment in June 2025 and returned to work within a week, remaining in good health; Hewitt said he was "completely taken aback" by Kelly's gratitude.
Joseph Woollcott, Prostate Cancer UK's head of health policy, said the story "shows the power of men talking and looking out for each other," noting one in eight men develop prostate cancer and Hewitt averages over 50 awareness stands yearly.
A common conversation in a Glasgow taxi upset two lives. Sensitized to prostate cancer by a passenger engaged in prevention, a 66-year-old Scottish driver decided to get tested for prostate cancer.