Former Prime Minister David Cameron said he felt obliged to use his 'platform' to talk about his diagnosis (Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Lord David Cameron has revealed he was successfully treated for prostate cancer as he backed a targeted screening programme for the UK’s most common cancer in males.

The former prime minister was urged to get tested by his wife, Samantha, after the pair heard the founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, speaking about his experience with the cancer on the radio, the Times reported. The politician had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, an MRI scan and then a biopsy which confirmed the diagnosis.

He told The Times : “You always dread hearing those words and then literally as they’re coming out of the doctor’s mou

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