Over the weekend in Britain, Rod Stewart decided tonight’s the night — to reveal he had successfully fought off prostate cancer.
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“No one knows this, but I thought this was about time I told everybody,” the 74-year-old singer said Saturday while performing at a gala fundraiser for British charity the Prostate Project. “I’m in the clear now, simply because I caught it early.”
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The diagnosis came a couple of years ago, the ‘Maggie May’ singer said, urging men to go to the doctor and get tested.
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Ronnie Wood and others joined Stewart in concert at ‘An Evening With Kenney Jones & Friends’, a charity ball attended by 500 people at London’s fancy Wentworth Club.
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Though Stewart said onstage he was diagnosed “two years ago”, he told the Mirror at the event that he learnt about his cancer in February 2016 after a routine check-up and fought it in secret for three years.
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“Experience has shown what a big difference high-profile celebrities can make when they ‘come out’ about their cancer,” Prostate Project President Tim Sharp said in a statement, citing celebs including actor Stephen Fry. “We have no doubt that Sir Rod’s decision to announce his fight with the disease will be equally effective.”
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