Gabby Logan’s husband Kenny, 50, reveals prostate cancer diagnosis on BBC Breakfast as former Scotland rugby union international says he’s ’90 per cent back to normal’ after treatment
- Kenny revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February
- Former Scottish rugby international, 50, said it was caught early, he has undergone treatment and is ’90 per cent recovered’
- He is urging men to get tested because symptoms often show once it’s too late
Gabby Logan’s husband, Kenny, has opened up about his shock prostate cancer diagnosis today as he urged men to get tested for the disease even if they are experiencing no symptoms.
Former Scottish rugby international Kenny Logan, 50, who appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning with his wife said he had no symptoms and ‘had to go looking for it’ in a stark warning about how insidious prostate cancer can be.
‘I literally fell over,’ he said of the February 7 diagnosis. ‘I didn’t see it coming. No symptoms whatsoever… It’s hard.
‘I found I had prostate cancer by accident. If you have symptoms it might be too late. Guys go get tested, simple and could save your life.’
The couple, who have been married 21 years, said Logan was ‘extremely lucky’ they caught it early, which afforded him options regarding treatment.
Kenny Logan had surgery in June to remove his prostate to ensure the cancer would not return
Logan was inspired to go for a general check up after hearing guests on his wife’s podcast discuss having their hormones tested. And when he did his results showed a high level of PSA – prostate-specific antigen.
‘I got checked and very quickly, within three to four months, I had a biopsy and they said there was something there but they’d keep an eye on it,’ he said.
He said what stood out the most from that appointment was the specialist telling him ’40 per cent of [his] mates have got this [high PSA levels] but don’t know’. It doesn’t always lead to cancer and many men go their entire lives not knowing.
So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer a short time later, Logan recalled it being ‘a huge shock’.
Logan hopes his diagnosis will fuel more open discussions in the community, noting men are particularly ‘notorious’ for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular check ups with doctors
He made the decision to remove the prostate entirely and is now three months post operation feeling almost as good as new.
‘I’m probably about 90 per cent back to normal,’ he said.
Gabby, 49, also spoke about his tough journey back to good health, noting her husband appeared entirely fine right up until the day of the operation.
‘He did a bike session, he had no pain, no symptoms and to go in and have… a really invasive surgery, it obviously takes a long time to recover from,’ she said.
‘You’re going to feel a lot worse off after it… but [we’re] very, very, very lucky.’
The couple will talk at length about Kenny’s diagnosis in a one-off episode on Gabby’s podcast, The Mid Point, released on Wednesday.
The episode is set to touch on everything from the diagnosis, to surgery and long-term considerations the couple made before deciding that Kenny should undergo an operation.
He and his wife Gabby made the revelation on BBC Breakfast to urge men to get tested
Logan hopes his diagnosis will fuel more open discussions in the community, noting men are particularly ‘notorious’ for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular check ups with doctors.
Prostate cancer can often be treated if caught early, but symptoms usually do not show up until the cancer is already in advanced states.
It is the most common cancer in men in the UK. The couple are encouraging men to learn more about the disease and consider talking to their GP about the risks.
Every year, upwards of 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK – more than 140 every day.
Up to 11,800 men in Britain die from prostate cancer annually, meaning it trails only lung and bowel cancer in yearly fatalities.
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