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Gary Lineker opens up about prostate cancer health scare to help raise awareness

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Gary Lineker has discussed enduring a health scare following a routine prostate exam. The 60-year-old sports legend and BBC host says he regularly checks in with his GP for a check up – and experienced a prostate cancer scare.

Gary is speaking up about his own experience about having a brush with the disease as he aims to break down the stigma surrounding it.

Records show that one in nine men is affected by prostate cancer – and Gary says he thinks the idea that many men shun check-ups just because they feel fine is a stereotype men should fight.

Speaking to The Sun, Gary revealed: “I have a full body check every couple of years and I did have one prostate scare. “It’s important to get ahead of it and a lot of men, we sometimes think,

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