Feargal Sharkey diagnosed with prostate cancer after seeing doctor for sore throat
Feargal Sharkey’s cancer diagnosis after suffering sore throat
- Feargal Sharkey, singer and environmental advocate, revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year after seeking medical attention for a sore throat.
- Sharkey's health issue has been "resolved" for a year, and he is now advocating for men to get tested and seek medical advice when needed.
- Sharkey's doctor ran a full battery of tests due to his age, leading to the prostate cancer diagnosis.
- In 2022, 50,751 men in England were diagnosed with prostate cancer; Sharkey notes that one in eight men may face a similar journey.
- Sharkey urges men to get a blood test, emphasising that most men with prostate cancer are unaware of it; men over 50 can request a PSA test from their GP.