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Sign up for more news and viewsJeff Stelling steps into the unknown as the March for Men enters 11th day
With his first step across the start line at Burnley on Day 11 of his March for Men, Jeff surpassed the 262-mile distance he walked last year – and it's starting to really hurt. We hear from the people who are walking with Jeff and driving him on to the finish line, five days away in Newcastle.
"Being part of the Men United team is like the camaraderie on the terraces. It’s part of life"
After his shock diagnosis with prostate cancer in 2013, Phill was so grateful for the help he received from our Specialist Nurses that he signed up to march with Jeff Stelling last year and twice cycled to Amsterdam to raise money for us. As he prepares to do both – back-to-back – once again, he shares his thoughts on a roller coaster few years during a sleepless flight from Hong Kong.
"Taking part in the ride is my chance to give back and help other men in my predicament"
This weekend, 380 football fans and legends of the game embark on a two-day pedal-pilgrimage to the Dutch capital on our Football to Amsterdam bike ride, having already raised over £450,000 so far. Here, QPR fan Brian Mooney – who is among the peloton – tells us why the event is so important to him and what it was like meeting his hero and fellow cyclist on the event, 'Sir Les'.
Dewi Morris: "My late dad was robbed of seeing his grandchildren by prostate cancer"
The former England and British Lions scrum-half tells us how his family connection and a pint with Sky Sports colleague Jeff Stelling convinced him to join day six of the March for Men. But he'll be keeping an eye on the current Lions tour while he walks.
Kevin Sinfield: "When Bill told me he had prostate cancer I was in deep shock"
The former rugby league international and Leeds Rhinos hero is walking day nine of Jeff Stelling's March for Men after watching his Sky Sports colleague Bill Arthur battle with the most common cancer in men. He tells us about how the whole rugby league family is now rallying for the cause, and the infamous night when he led a lost and exhausted Jeff and his fellow marchers through the streets of Leeds last year.
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"Dad’s death from prostate cancer completely changed my life"
Nana Mensah-Bonsu was left broken after his dad's diagnosis with terminal prostate cancer. He tells us about the rollercoaster of emotions he experienced during the years of treatment that followed, how he rallied around his younger brothers and why he hopes joining Jeff Stelling's for his March for Men would make his late father proud.
Jeff Stelling’s March for Men gets underway in Exeter
The legendary Soccer Saturday presenter begins his second epic fundraising walk for Prostate Cancer UK, hoping to raise more than £500k and visit more than 40 football clubs on a 400-mile trek to Newcastle.
New STAMPEDE trial results show earlier abiraterone could improve survival of men with advanced prostate cancer
Announced by researchers at a cancer conference in Chicago, the new findings show earlier and combined use of existing treatments can have a significant impact on advanced disease, but questions remain about its suitability for all men.
Family, football and fraternity: why the Greens are marching from Exeter with Jeff Stelling
As Jeff Stelling begins his epic 15-day March for Men from Exeter City's St James Park stadium this morning, we meet the Green family joining him today. A youth coach with the Grecians, Dan Green will walk with his mum, brother and sister alongside dad Rob, who was treated for prostate cancer in 2014.