By now, most of you will be aware that TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has announced he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

He said he has been diagnosed after a biopsy.

Clarkson is well known for his association with Top Gear, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and Clarkson’s Farm and he shared the diagnosis in the final episodes of the latest farm series.

He said he had known since May and described the disease as “aggressive”. He had undergone a biopsy after a check-up but added that it was at a “really early stage”.

The presenter later revealed that the cancer was in his prostate and he had undergone a procedure to remove part of it but “some of the treatment has gone awry”.

I am a big Jeremy Clarkson fan, so I hope he’ll be OK, but his is not an unusual story. Many men receive this diagnosis on a daily basis. It’s extremely common.

In fact, according to the Irish Cancer Society, about 4,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in Ireland alone. This means that one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.

It’s not always bad news. Detected early, the prospects of making a full recovery are excellent in most cases.

Since I told my own prostate cancer story in 2018, I have been contacted by many men, directly and indirectly, who were starting their journey into the world of prostate cancer. It’s a worrying time and........

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