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Routine prostate cancer check saved life of traffic cop

Feb 28 2010 by Kerry Wood, Sunday Sun

“I certainly wouldn’t have gone to the doctor about it.

“The PSA blood tests should be made widely available to all men aged 50 and over.

“If it was I think they would find thousands of men with the cancer.”

Last year Stephen underwent surgery to remove his prostate and his outlook is now good.

The support of his family and the Prostate Cancer Charity helped him prepare for his treatment.

Having watched her dad bravely cope with his diagnosis, his 21-year-old daughter Fiona is staging a fundraiser next month in aid of cancer charities.

Fiona, who is training to be a barrister at Northumbria University, said: “I have first hand experience how the study and the prostate cancer charity have helped my dad through a difficult and frightening time in his life.

“That prostate cancer was found in someone as young as my dad is unusual.

“Men need to be more aware of the disease and not ignore any of the symptoms, no matter how small.”

On March 31 at Newcastle’s Perdu Bar, Fiona is hosting a charity night with a raffle, DJ, and an acoustic music set.

The event will start at 7pm and tickets, costing $8, are available from Perdu Bar.

For more information email fiona.lamb@northumbria.ac.uk.

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