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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Hannah Cottrell

Dad who dismissed fatigue as overworking diagnosed with prostate cancer

A senior cancer nurse, Matt Riddleston, 59, has urged men to listen to their bodies and "get checked out" after his own diagnosis with stage 4 prostate cancer.

Mr Riddleston, from Chelmsford, Essex, who lives with his wife Kate, 55, said his 32-year career in cancer care, including 20 years as a lead nurse at his local hospital, allowed him to "fulfil a sense of duty" after starting in the field in 1993.

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