Kym Marsh’s dad diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer after delaying check-up due to pandemic
metro.co.ukThe Sun: ‘It has been a very difficult time, I can’t deny that, but we have always been very close as a family and so we have been able to talk together and plan for the future which is important.‘At this stage doctors are talking about it being incurable, but it is treatable and the hope is that they may be able to extend his life — but by how much, nobody really knows, and he is in discomfort.’Dave wanted his daughter to speak out about his illness to urge others not to delay check-ups or going to the doctor when something is wrong, as ‘the earlier you catch these things, the better chance you have’.Covid lockdowns and pressure on hospitals have led to 50,000 fewer hospital referrals for treatment for prostate cancer in the UK.Dave is in.
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