Bobby Davro diagnosed with prostate cancer
Comedy legend Bobby Davro has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer - two years after his stroke, and three years after his fiancee lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bobby Davro has prostate cancer.
The 67-year-old comedian had no prior symptoms before a friend encouraged him to get checked out.
Bobby then had a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which helps check for the disease or an enlarged prostate.
Appearing on Tuesday's (02.06.26's) episode of ITV's This Morning, he told hosts Ben Shephard, 51, and Cat Deeley, 49, as well as 46-year-old resident doctor Zoe Williams: "My doctor told me mine was a bit swollen, so I had the PSA test, and it was 24, which wasn't good at all."
A couple of days later, the "fantastic" National Health Service (NHS) got Bobby to have a biopsy to "check out where it is, and it was intermediate".
The EastEnders alum added: "So I said to the urologist, 'Does this mean it's terminal?', because that's the first thing you think of when you have cancer.
"And he said, 'No, you'll be buying Christmas presents for many years to come.'"
Bobby admitted the good news "made me cry" because it was "such a relief" to hear it was not terminal.
Cat asked if he had any symptoms, to which the Celebrity Big Brother 2015 housemate revealed: "Not really. The only thing I had was erectile dysfunction."
Bobby added: "I realised that something wasn't quite right. I was struggling a bit in that department."
The entertainer is taking injections to stop testosterone from giving the cancer a signal to grow.
However, the treatment has left him feeling "weak".
Dr Zoe told Bobby: "That can be why you're feeling weaker because it means the effect of testosterone is lower, so you can lose muscle, you can lose bone. It's a bit like going through a menopause."
He called for all men to get checked for prostate cancer.
Bobby said: "I think one in eight men get it.
"Coming in today, the man that picked me up in the car from Waterloo - he had it. I think a lot of men of colour, they get more prostate cancer, so it's got to be checked. Get your PSA checked and have your prostate examined."
He added: "There's so little symptoms that can show up, but I think when you get to 50, or maybe just before that, 45, 50, get your PSAs done, get your blood tests regularly, and I think that's the best way.
"And if they do find something, get down there, and don't be scared.
"Having said that, when they did the biopsy, I wanted to be asleep when that happened because I can't do anything like that. It terrifies me."
Bobby's diagnosis comes two years after he had a stroke and three years after his fiancee, Vicky Wright, lost her battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 63.
