British men are now seeking an extraordinary amount of information about prostate cancer.
Jeremy Clarkson has prostate cancer. PDO
Top Gear The host Jeremy Clarkson, known for the show, was reported to be suffering from aggressive prostate cancer on Wednesday.
Clarkson spoke about her cancer Clarkson’s Farm in the program.
of The Sun according to Clarkson’s honest openness about a sensitive subject has caused the men of the kingdom to act.
After the news, the number of visitors to the risk assessment tool of the country’s prostate cancer organization Prostate Cancer UK started to rise wildly.
On Wednesday, more than 6,000 people had visited the site, compared to about 1,000 people per day.
In addition, searches related to the disease increased significantly on the websites of the British health care system NHS after the news.
NHS chief executive for cancer care Peter Johnson told The Sun that Clarkson’s decision to speak openly about the disease could save lives.
– His honesty has already caused a huge reaction among people who want information about the disease. I would encourage all men to get checked out if they are at all concerned, Johnson said.
Earlier in the show, Clarkson said she has an aggressive cancer, but the type of cancer is no one’s business. However, later in the show, Clarkson revealed that the cancer is in his prostate.
– 10 percent of my prostate is dead. 10 percent of that is cancer, he said in the episode of The Guardian and The Daily Mail by.
Clarkson told the show that she will have surgery.
– I have to go to surgery. The operation will be over in no time, but my body will be incapacitated for a while, he said.
Health Library prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and affects more than one in ten men during their lifetime.
Two years ago, Clarkson underwent heart surgery when his health suddenly deteriorated. At the time, Clarkson told The Sun that doctors believed she was only a couple of days away from being “seriously ill”. Later, Clarkson said that doctors warned him that he would have to cut back on his heavy workload.
Clarkson is known Top Gear in addition to, among other things From The Grand Tour and Do you want to be a millionaire? – from the British version of the program