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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Shahana Yasmin

Jeremy Clarkson diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer

  • Jeremy Clarkson has announced he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.
  • The 66-year-old revealed the news in the final episodes of season five of his show, Clarkson's Farm , saying that he had known since May.
  • His diagnosis followed a medical check-up and biopsy, which confirmed the cancer was aggressive but caught at a "really early" stage.
  • Clarkson underwent a procedure to remove part of his prostate, with 10 per cent of it affected by the cancer.
  • He is expected to undergo further surgery within weeks and was shown in hospital after some treatment "went awry".

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