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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Jeremy Clarkson ‘helped 50,880 men’ by sharing his prostate cancer diagnosis

High-profile figures including presenter Jeremy Clarkson and former prime minister Lord Cameron have earned praise for "shining a light" on prostate cancer, helping to persuade more men to evaluate their health risk.

Prostate Cancer UK said their openness sparked a "Clarkson-Cameron effect", prompting a sharp rise in people accessing its 30-second online risk checker.

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