Stephen Fry backs prostate cancer campaign after ‘scary’ diagnosis

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Stephen Fry has joined a campaign to fight unexpected and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;scary” prostate cancer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The comedian&comma; presenter and writer announced last year that he had been diagnosed with the disease&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He is sharing his cancer story alongside other famous talents including musician Nile Rodgers and Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Men&comma; We Are With You campaign by Prostate Cancer UK is aimed at encouraging men to realise the disease can affect anyone&comma; and that there is help available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fry said&colon; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A prostate cancer diagnosis is a scary thing – you never expect it’s going to happen to you&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Thankfully&comma; mine was caught early enough that something could be done but I know that it isn’t the same for everyone&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Prostate Cancer UK are investing in vital research that will hopefully take us that one step closer to finding a screening programme&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This could help men have a better chance at early diagnosis and therefore give them more time&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Celebrities from the world of show business and sport have joined the campaign&comma; taking part in videos where they describe their own experiences with cancer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull and comedian Joe Pasquale have backed the bid for greater awareness&comma; along with former footballer Ray Clemence&comma; former boxer Johnny Nelson and ex-rugby player Ugo Monye&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prostate Cancer UK’s chief executive Angela Culhane said&colon; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This campaign highlights just how many of us are affected&comma; and the real reasons why we need to continue acting against this disease&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We want men and their families to know that Prostate Cancer UK is with them – whether that be a place to turn to for information and support about a diagnosis or through funding vital research into better diagnosis&comma; treatment and prevention for the disease&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>More information about the Men&comma; We Are With You campaign is available at the Prostate Cancer UK website&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed4f055ea9b">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed4f055ea9b'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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