Former Newcastle, West Ham and Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has revealed he is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, which has spread to his pelvic bone. The 56-year-old discovered the disease after insisting on a PSA blood test during a routine check-up about 18 months ago. A biopsy confirmed an aggressive cancer, leading to surgery last December. However, rising PSA levels later showed the cancer had spread, and Hislop has since completed seven and a half weeks of radiation therapy.
Hislop urged men—especially those over 50 or of African or Caribbean descent—to regularly check their PSA levels and insist on testing if needed. He stressed that family history does not always predict risk, noting his own genetic tests showed no warning signs.
“Prostate cancer is survivable if caught early enough,” he said. “Testing saves lives. It saved mine.”
