Long-serving BBC sports host Steve Rider has revealed that he is battling prostate cancer. The 73-year-old, who considers himself to be ‘extremely lucky’ as he prepares to undergo surgery, made a TV appearance on Wednesday morning to shed light on his diagnosis.
“I’m a great convert to the work of Prostate Cancer UK because on Saturday I need quite an urgent operation,” Rider told BBC Breakfast. “The whole process from getting myself checked, to diagnosis, to operation has taken about two months. I consider myself to be extremely lucky.”
“It’s all contained within the prostate, so it gives us the opportunity to have significant surgery and cure the whole thing that way. If it becomes more advanced, the future is a little bit more bleak for people.
“We have caught it in time that surgery will knock it on the head. I’ve been so lucky.”
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