Shaka Hislop Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Spread

Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop revealed on Thursday that he has been battling a fairly aggressive form of prostate cancer for the past 18 months, with the disease now having spread to his pelvic bone.

The 56-year-old, who represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally and played club football for West Ham United, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Reading, and Major League Soccer's FC Dallas, shared his story in a candid video posted to Instagram. Hislop, a familiar figure to football fans as a longtime ESPN analyst, detailed how the diagnosis came during a routine annual physical about 18 months ago. He insisted on a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test, which showed elevated levels. Subsequent MRI and biopsy confirmed the aggressive cancer.

"A year ago, almost to the day, December 6 to be exact, I had a radical prostatectomy, and I thought that was it," Hislop said in the video. However, six months later, his PSA levels rose again, and scans revealed the cancer had metastasized to his pelvic bone. He began medication shortly after and recently completed seven and a half weeks of radiation therapy. "The journey continues," he added.