BBC Breakfast: Prostate cancer sufferer discusses disease

BBC Breakfast took an emotional turn on Friday after Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty introduced a father and son who battled prostate cancer together.

The Elson family spoke with BBC Breakfast about how the disease has affected their family during a heartbreaking interview. Harry and Jeremy Elson were both diagnosed with the disease, and while son Jeremy's cancer was detected early, it wasn't the same for his father.

Charlie began, "There have been growing calls for more prostate cancer screening in the UK, including from Sir Chris Hoy, former prime ministers Rishi Sunak and Lord David Cameron."

Naga continued, "This afternoon, an expert advisory panel will announce whether it believes the government should introduce a s

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