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Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for a targeted screening programme for prostate cancer after revealing that he has been treated for the disease.
Speaking to British newspaper The Times in an interview published Sunday, Cameron, 59, revealed that his wife Samantha had encouraged him to get a test for prostate cancer.
“You always hope for the best,” said Cameron, who initially went for a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, which evaluates levels of proteins linked to prostate cancer.
His result was concerningly high, but Cameron said he remained optimistic. “You have a high PSA score – that’s probably nothing,” he…
