![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/check-your-prostate-cancer-risk-with-simple-30-second-quiz/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23712304-1693411097552.jpg&description=SPOT CHECK Published : 0:01, 31 Aug 2023 TV presenter Bill Turnbull passed away in August 2022 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. His death sparked a record-breaking quarter of a million referrals in England, over the span of just one year. 2 TV presenter Bill Turnbull passed away from prostate cancer on August 31 2022 Credit: Rex 2 He went public with his cancer diagnosis shortly after Stephen Fry in 2018, sparking the 'Turnbull-Fry' effect - a surge in urological cancer referrals Credit: Rex The 17 per cent uptick in referrals meant that 262,044 men had urological cancer checks in the year since Bill's passing, in a win for prostate cancer awareness. It led to record breaking numbers of men being treated for the cancer, according to Prostate Cancer UK. The charity also shared that over 61,000 people completed its online risk checker in the week following Bill's death - a 2,500 per cent increase on the previous week. Laura Kerby, Chief Executive at Prostate Cancer UK, said: 'It was important to see a reaction after thousands of men missed out on a diagnosis during the pandemic. "This huge rise in referrals and treatments is testament to the incredible work done by so many to raise awareness and I thank the NHS staff who are treating more patients than ever before. 'From inspirational individuals like Bill Turnbull sharing their story to our national campaign with the NHS, the response has been incredible." Bill served as an ambassador to Prostate Cancer UK after his diagnosis. To mark a year since his passing on August 31, the charity is asking the nation to 'Broadcast it like Bill' and share the simple, 30-second online risk checker . It aims to help men understand their likelihood of getting prostate cancer and to decide whether getting a PSA blood test is the right move for them. A PSA blood test measures your level of prostate specific antigen, a protein produced by prostate cancer cells. But other prostate problems - including an infection or an e){kind=link}
TV presenter Bill Turnbull passed away in August 2022 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer.
His death sparked a record-breaking quarter of a million referrals in England, over the span of just one year.
The 17 per cent uptick in referrals meant that 262,044 men had urological cancer checks in the year since Bill’s passing, in a win for prostate cancer awareness.
It led to record breaking numbers of men being treated for the cancer, according to Prostate Cancer UK.
The charity also shared that over 61,000 people completed its online risk checker in the week following Bill’s death – a 2,500 per cent increase on the previous week.