77 m. ago Comedian Milton Jones cancels UK tour dates amid cancer diagnosis

The comedian shared an honest update with fans who were ready to see him perform on tour

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2 h. ago Comedian Milton Jones reveals he has prostate cancer and cancels UK tour dates

The 60-year-old also announced he would be rescheduling a number of dates.

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7 h. ago Comedian Milton Jones diagnosed with prostate cancer and forced to cancel tour dates

The BBC Mock the Week star has been inundated with support following his health update, as Scots Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy leads the well wishes.

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8 h. ago Milton Jones announces cancer diagnosis as tour dates cancelled

Comedian Milton Jones has said he was 'so sorry' after announcing his cancer diagnosis

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9 h. ago Comedian Milton Jones reveals cancer diagnosis as he cancels tour dates in sad update

Comedian and BBC star Milton Jones has told fans he's "so sorry" to have to cancel several dates from his ongoing Ha!Milton tour, following a "treatable" cancer diagnosis

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9 h. ago Comedian Milton Jones cancels tour dates as he reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

Milton Jones has left fans shocked after said he is battling cancer as he announces a number of tour dates have been postponed as he undergoes surgery

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5 d. ago Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’

The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fansBells Larsen knew that releasing a low-fi, folksy album about his transition as the Trump administration relentlessly attacked LGBTQ+ people would give it an inherently political edge. But the Canadian singer-songwriter did not expect to be caught in a bureaucratic nightmare while attempting to tour the US – and ultimately have to cancel that tour due to the gender marker in his passport.On 12 April, Larsen announced on Instagram that he was pulling out of concerts to promote the album in eight cities this spring: “To put it super plainly, because I’m trans (and have an M on my passport), I can’t tour in the States,” he wrote. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago BBC legend talks 'worst day of his life' as he shares emotional health update

BBC star Nick Owen was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023 and has since become an advocate for men getting tested for the disease, which has seen a rise in cases

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9 d. ago BBC presenter Nick Owen shares health update on cancer battle as he's left emotional

The Midlands Today host and former TV-am presenter was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023 and has urged other men to get tested after he gave a health update admitting people have approached him on the street

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9 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy's heartbreaking conversation with Ronnie O'Sullivan mentor after cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2023 and has vowed to fight the disease for as long as he can, with the Olympic legend seeking help from Ronnie O'Sullivan's mentor

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2 w. ago New prostate cancer saliva test you can do at home without doctor will work for half population

Around 55,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK. Some 12,000 men in the UK die from the disease each year, according to Cancer Research UK figures

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2 w. ago WES STREETING: Brave men like Sir Chris Hoy have spoken out about the diagnosis no one wants to hear. Now the Government must act on their words

I am so grateful to the courage shown by Sir Chris and every man who's stepped up to speak out. Having been through kidney cancer myself, I know how difficult it can be to say those words.

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3 w. ago Me and my father were both diagnosed with prostate cancer: This is why screening would benefit those most at risk

Mr Charles, 67, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease shortly after retiring as a risk manager in nuclear and radiation safety in 2017.

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3 w. ago ‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and living with cancer

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save lives, he is speaking out about his own diagnosis, alongside the doctors who successfully treated himSteve McQueen felt relieved when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had no symptoms, was perfectly fit, at the peak of his game. Yet the Oscar-winning film-maker and artist believed it was inevitable. After all, his father had died from it, and he is a black man. The statistics speak for ­themselves. They are as overwhelming as they are bleak. One in eight men will get prostate c­ancer. They are two and a half times more likely to get it if their father or brother had it. They’re twice as likely to get it if they’re black – and they’re two and a half times more likely to die from it, too.McQueen is here today with his urology specialist...

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3 w. ago ‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and getting cancer

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save lives, he is speaking out about his own diagnosis, alongside the doctors who successfully treated himSteve McQueen felt relieved when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had no symptoms, was perfectly fit, at the peak of his game. Yet the Oscar-winning film-maker and artist believed it was inevitable. After all, his father had died from it, and he is a black man. The statistics speak for ­themselves. They are as overwhelming as they are bleak. One in eight men will get prostate c­ancer. They are two and a half times more likely to get it if their father or brother had it. They’re twice as likely to get it if they’re black – and they’re two and a half times more likely to die from it, too.McQueen is here today with his urology specialist...

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