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The ‘Dark Knight’ actor is encouraging other Black men to take a PSA test

As Men's Health Week lands, one charity is urging black men to be more aware of the increased risk of developing prostate cancer they face.

The ‘Dark Knight’ actor is encouraging other Black men to take a PSA test

This is compared to just one in eight men of other ethnicities - but nearly four in five black men are not aware their ethnicity doubles their risk of diagnosis

The 61-year-old actor said he is ‘one of the lucky ones’ as he has been ‘able to catch this very early’ and he's now bidding to raise awareness, especially amongst black men who are at a higher risk.

Berlusconi was hospitalised in Milan on April 5 with a lung infection - he also suffered over the years from heart ailments, prostate cancer and was hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020

The 61-year-old actor is also the voice of The Cube

The actor says one in four Black men are at risk of the disease, which kills 12,000 men a year, but fewer people know that your chances of getting it are markedly higher if your father or brother has had it

Prostate cancer kills more than 12,000 men a year in the UK with 475,000 currently living with or having suffered from it