Sir Cliff Richard Reveals Prostate Cancer Treatment

Sir Cliff Richard, the 85-year-old British music icon, disclosed on Wednesday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer over the past year, revealing the diagnosis came during a routine health check and urging men to seek early testing.

The singer shared his experience during an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan, who is himself receiving treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer. Richard explained that the discovery occurred ahead of a planned concert tour in Australia and New Zealand. "The promoter said, 'Well, we need for your insurance, you need to be checked up for something.' They found that I had prostate cancer," he said. Fortunately, the cancer was caught early and had not spread. "The good fortune was that it was not very old, and the other thing is that it has not metastasised. Nothing had moved into bones or anything like that," Richard added. He confirmed that he is currently cancer-free but emphasized uncertainty about recurrence. "The cancer's gone at the moment. I don't know whether it's going to come back. We can't tell those sort of things, but we need to, absolutely, I'm convinced, get there, get tested, get checked."