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  • Since I was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in May 2017 and given a worst-case prognosis of 2-3 years, I’ve constantly felt at odds with the “establishment” about screening for prostate cancer. The “establishment” tells us that screening causes more harm than it does good because, historically, men were radically treated, with prostatectomies or radiotherapy,…

  • Tragedy or Triumph?

    I started running at the age of 45 for reasons that I chronicled in this blog at part 1 of My Running Life. I then ran my first marathon at age 50, completed the World Marathon Majors, ran Comrades ultra in South Africa. I ran 20 marathons and 2 ultra marathons in total and was…

  • When I think back to that horrendous day, Tuesday 9th May 2017, when I received a telephone call from my sports injuries Doctor to tell me he was 99% certain I had prostate cancer, it’s fair to say that I had no idea what lay ahead. I was absolutely terrified and within another ten days…