Record number of men checked for prostate cancer - as charities credit 'Bill Turnbull' effect

Record number of men checked for prostate cancer - as charities credit 'Bill Turnbull' effect Prostate cancer referrals have reached a record high in the last year thanks to the ‘Bill Turnbull’ effect, a charity has revealed.

New data shows the number of referrals – when a person is sent for extra tests or to a hospital doctor – has risen 17 per cent in the last 12 months.

More than a quarter of a million men were referred for suspected urological cancer in England between March 2022 and February 2023. The Daily Mail