David Cameron reveals heartbreaking cancer diagnosis as former PM urges people to get tested

Former Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Lord Cameron said he found out about the diagnosis after his wife Samantha urged him to have tests.

The former Conservative leader, who is now cancer free, said he first found out after a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.

He is now supporting a fresh push to offer prostate cancer screening to men most at risk.

He said: “You always hope for the best.You have an MRI scan with a few black marks on it.

“You think, ‘Ah, that’s probably OK.’ But when the biopsy comes back, and it says you have got prostate cancer?

“You always dread hearing those words.

“Then literally as they’re coming out of the doctor’s mouth you’re thinking, ‘Oh, no, he’s going to say it. He’s going to say it. Oh God, he said it.'”

Former Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron revealed the diagnosis

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The ex-Tory leader has added his name to those calling for a national programme of targeted screening, alongside fellow former PM, Rishi Sunak.

Lord Cameron, who was Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, believes could save countless lives among the 12,000 Brits who die each year from the UK’s deadliest male cancer.

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