Recent prostate cancer survivor and Worcester business owner Duncan Sutcliffe, calls for greater awareness of the need for males over the age of 50 to request annual, and in his case, life-saving, PSA tests for prostate cancer detection.
Despite prostate cancer being the most common cancer in men, there is no routine testing. Thanks to local business group, Worcestershire Ambassadors, hosting annual PSA testing events where, in exchange for a donation, men are given a test, pie and chips, local business owner Duncan Sutcliffe had been a regular participant. Having missed the 2025 event, he proactively requested a PSA test via his doctor surgery as part of a routine health check. Despite showing no symptoms at all, the test was positive and things got more serious.
Further to the positive PSA test, further examinations, consultations, an MRI scan and finally a biopsy all took place alongside enjoying the normalcy of a summer full of Duncan’s active lifestyle, working and enjoying quality time with friends and family, even running all over the Worcestershire countryside. Unfortunately, while showing no symptoms, the tests came back with the alarming news that Duncan was positive for prostate cancer.
Fortunately, the self-requested PSA test had meant early detection, resulting in a small area of infection and a relatively straight forward removal of Duncan’s prostate with no other medical treatments necessary.
The surgery set Duncan back more than he anticipated and instead of days it was weeks before he had the energy to do even simple tasks. Yet after 3 months, fully recovered, he is back in work full time, socialising and even out running again, enjoying life to the full. Now he is passionate about raising awareness to potentially save the lives of other men who may well show no symptoms.