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 with sister Victoria, left, and Esther Rantzen[/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.
Giles’ late father was comic Alan Coren.
He appeared on the radio show The News Quiz while writing for numerous newspapers and magazines as a humourist.
Giles’ only sibling is Only Connect presenter Victoria Coren, the wife of Peep Show star David Mitchell.
It comes after Sir Chris Hoy spoke out about his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis which he received last year.
