BBC star and food critic Giles Coren has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 55-year-old shared his news in his column for The Times.
Giles Coren pictured with chef Monica Galetti[/caption]
Giles revealed his prostate cancer scare after doctors found a malignant tumour but said he won’t need treatment just yet.
His doctor reassured him that prostate cancer is a “slow cancer” that all men get if they live long enough but still sent him for an MRI scan.
The star first had a PSA test with a score of four, a level many doctors consider a warning sign, according to the American Cancer Society.
When the results came back inconclusive, he initially refused a biopsy.
But after his PSA levels climbed to six and then seven, he finally agreed to further tests at London’s Royal Free Hospital.
Now, doctors have found less than a millimetre of cancer in just three of 21 samples taken.
The tumour, while malignant, is not requiring treatment yet but will be closely monitored.
