Restaurant critic Giles Coren, 55, reveals he has prostate cancer in shock diagnosis

Food critic Giles Coren has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Disclosing the shock revelation on Friday afternoon, Mr Coren said he learnt of his diagnosis at ‘bang on 9.30am’ on Wednesday.

Mr Coren, 55, wrote in The Times he first got tested a couple of years ago after being alerted to the issue by the work of celebrities including Stephen Fry and Bill Turnbull, who both announced they had been diagnosed with the disease.

He received a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test result of four. Many doctors use this score as a cut-off for deciding whether a case requires further testing, according to the American Cancer Society.

But he said his doctor described prostate cancer as a ‘slow cancer’ which ‘all men get’ if they live long enough, but still sent him for an MRI scan.

He…