Gary Lineker attends the World Premiere of ‘Make Us Dream’ at The Curzon Soho on November 14, 2018 in London, England. (Picture by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Pictures)

Soccer legend and TV presenter Gary Lineker has revealed he had a most cancers scare and urged different males to get common check-ups from their physician.

The previous England goalscorer informed of the expertise after a prostate examination in a latest interview.

The 60-year-old additionally informed of the significance of normal checks, saying avoiding the physician is “a harmful recreation”.

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Lineker informed The Solar: “I’ve a full physique test each couple of years and I did have one prostate scare.

“It’s essential to get forward of it and a number of males, we typically suppose, ‘I’m all proper’. We don’t need to see docs.

“However that’s a harmful recreation. We’re all a little bit bit scared of getting one thing and I feel it’s truthful to share that. It turned out to be nothing with me nevertheless it’s essential to get forward of it.

England’s Gary Lineker (r) tries to get away from West Germany’s Andreas Brehme (l) (Picture by Peter Robinson – PA Pictures through Getty Pictures)

It makes it loads worse for those who catch it late. It’s important for folks my age to verify they’re OK, to consistently get checks if attainable.”

In keeping with the NHS, prostate most cancers is the commonest most cancers amongst males within the UK and normally develops slowly, so there could also be no indicators for a few years.

The NHS web site additionally says signs, which embrace elevated must urinate and straining whilst you urinate, don’t normally seem till the prostate turns into enlarged.

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Lineker informed earlier this yr how one other well being difficulty has compelled him to cease certainly one of his hobbies.

Showing on Rain Delay with Mark Nicholas podcast, he mentioned: “I do not play any extra as a result of truly my fingers are so arthritic I am unable to even maintain a membership. I do not play however I’ve stored that membership.”

Requested if he thought he would ever participate within the sport once more, he mentioned: “Solely watching. I needed to work very arduous at it. I beloved golf.”

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