""I was going to Australia and to New Zealand and the promoter said, 'Well we need your insurance, so you need to be checked up for something'. They found that I had... prostate cancer," he told ITV's Good Morning Britain. "The good fortune was that it was not very old, and the other thing is that it had not metastasized. It hadn't moved, nothing into bones or anything like that.""
""We have governments to look after our country and those who live in that country, so I can't see how you can say, 'Oh we can do this, we can do that, but we don't do this for these people'," he said. "We all deserve to have the same ability to have a test and then start treatments really early.""
Sir Cliff Richard, 85, underwent treatment after prostate cancer was discovered during a pre-tour medical required for insurance for planned Australia and New Zealand dates. The cancer was identified at an early stage and had not metastasized, with no spread to bones. He expressed uncertainty about whether it might return and emphasised the importance of regular testing and checks. He seeks to work with the King to improve cancer screening for men and called the lack of a national screening programme 'absolutely ridiculous', arguing that everyone should have equal access to tests and early treatment.
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