Colin McFarlane, 61, was cautioned about prostate most cancers “over 17 years in the past” actor John Shrapnel suggested him to get a well being test from the age of 50.
“He informed me [prostate cancer] was a specific challenge with black males, which shocked me, and I started wanting into it then,” stated Colin.
“I’ve been having PSA exams for about eight years.” The British actor, from Hackney, had a progressively elevated PSA studying, so docs steered an MRI scan.
“A urology specialist, Mr Gray, then referred to as to inform me that the MRI revealed that there was a 30 p.c probability of most cancers and he really helpful a biopsy,” stated Colin.
“A biopsy might be with a neighborhood anaesthetic or a normal. I had a neighborhood and the process was fairly uncomfortable however I acquired by it.”
Colin, who has starred as Commissioner Loeb within the Darkish Knight trilogy, stated it took three nurses to hold out the process.
“I keep in mind speaking to them concerning the Batman movies and the Dice sport present – something to attempt to take my thoughts off it!”
Colin added two weeks after having his biopsy, on December 20, 2022, his urology specialist revealed that they had caught most cancers in its early phases.
Deemed “low danger”, Colin is “underneath lively surveillance” for his localised stage T2 prostate most cancers.
Whereas Colin has no signs, he’s sorted by the medical group at St Barts, London.
Each three months Colin has a PSA check and an annual MRI scan, so the state of affairs might be adopted intently.
“Nonetheless the marketing consultant then defined the therapy choices if I ever wanted them down the road,” stated Colin.
Colin feels as if he’s “one of many fortunate ones” because the most cancers has been caught within the early phases.
“It’s males who take no motion and don’t know something about their prostate well being which might be on the best danger,” stated Colin.
“My subsequent task is to hitch Prostate Most cancers UK’s March for Males strolling occasion in Battersea Park on July 23.”
March for Males is a charity strolling occasion that unites folks throughout the UK to have a good time the lives of these affected by prostate most cancers and to recollect those that have been misplaced to the illness.
Additionally, you will discover out if in case you have a better danger of prostate most cancers – and what you are able to do about it – by utilizing Prostate Most cancers UK’s 30-second on-line danger checker at prostatecanceruk.org/riskcheck.