Famous goalkeeper Shaka Hislop revealed to the British public on Thursday that he is battling a serious illness, after being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
As the Premier League icon explained to the media Daily Mail, it all started a year and a half ago, when he was diagnosed with cancer during a routine examination.
"I have a story to tell. About 18 months ago I went for my annual check-up and insisted on a PSA test, as I always do. This time, however, my PSA was high. An MRI and biopsy quickly showed that I had quite aggressive prostate cancer," Hislop first revealed.
"A year ago, almost to the day - December 4th to be exact - I had a radical prostatectomy. And I thought that was it," Hislop added in a heartbreaking confession, revealing that he soon suffered another stroke.
Namely, the situation became even more complicated after a few months, when the cancer spread to other organs.
"Six months later, my PSA started to rise again and another scan showed that the prostate cancer had spread to my pelvic bone. Soon after, I started drug therapy and just this morning I completed seven and a half weeks of radiotherapy. The journey continues," Hislop described his ordeal.
This famous goalkeeper, who is well remembered by somewhat older fans of English football, sent a message to all men, urging them to regularly check themselves and monitor their health.
"Doctors recommend that all men over the age of 50 have their PSA checked regularly. Prostate cancer is curable if caught early enough. There are treatments. Testing saves lives," Hislop concluded.
Hislop is a goalkeeper of Trinidadian and Tobago origin, who was born in London in 1969, and in the Premier League he defended for Reading, Newcastle, West Ham and Portsmouth, and finished his career with the Dallas team in the MLS league.
He played 221 games in the Premier League, making 154 appearances for West Ham, Portsmouth and Newcastle, while playing 26 times for the Trinidad and Tobago national team and was called up to the England squad, but never made his debut. /Telegraph/
