TalkSPORT Host Simon Jordan Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Urges Men to Get Tested
Former Crystal Palace Football Club owner and current talkSPORT host Simon Jordan has revealed that he is recovering from prostate cancer after having undergone surgery to treat the disease.
The 55-year-old returned to talkSPORT on Tuesday morning alongside co-host Jim White and candidly shared with listeners why he had been absent from the show for the past two weeks.
'I've been in the wars a little bit and I think it might be appropriate to address that,' he said. 'Not because everyone's holding their breath as to the reasons why I haven't been in, but I think there's a moderately important message. I'm recovering from cancer and I have had some quite significant surgery.'
“I’ve been recovering from prostate cancer.”
“I’m here and about. If men don’t take it seriously, people are losing their lives.”
Simon Jordan reveals he has prostrate cancer and urges others to get checked. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/IROw7Jl849— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 8, 2023
He continued: 'The reasons why I bring it up is because I think it's a very important subject. Not because I want to have a kumbayah moment and sit there while everyone holds their hands and, you know, either feels sorry for me or thinks it's a commendable thing that I'm doing by talking about it, but because there is a real issue.'
Jordan said that he had had no symptoms, but decided to get tested after someone close to him was diagnosed with the disease and urged other men over the age of 30 to do the same.
'If I hadn't have had this surgery, I wouldn't be here. And I know that certain Man City fans around the globe might think that's probably a good thing, but notwithstanding that, I just think that there's a real issue out there with awareness of this.
'If you don't address it in the way that you need to, by a simple test, you will find yourself in a situation where one in eight white men will get prostate cancer, and here's an even more glaringly stark statistic, one in four black men will get prostate cancer.'
According to Prostate Cancer UK, more than 47,000 men are diagnosed with the disease every year in England. For more information about testing, visit the NHS website or contact your GP.
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