Bobby Davro issues warning about overlooked symptom following cancer diagnosis

About 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

The 67-year-old spoke on This Morning and shared one overlooked synonym he experienced before his diagnosis.

The comedy legend explained how he suffered from erectile dysfunction. Speaking on the ITV show, he said: "I think one in eight men get it. Coming in today, the man who picked me up in the car from Waterloo – he had it."

"I think a lot of men of colour get more prostate cancer, so it’s got to be checked.

"So go along and have your PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) checked, have the old prostate examined."

Davro continued: "He [the doctor] said: 'It’s a bit swollen, I think you should go and have a PSA test.' […] And it was 24, which wasn’t good at all.

"The NHS have been fantastic, and a couple of days later, they gave me a biopsy to check out where it was, and it was intermediate.

"I asked the urologist if it’s terminal, because that’s the first thing you think of, and he said: 'No, you’ll be buying Christmas presents for many years to come'. That made me cry because it was such a relief."

Host Cat Deeley then asked Davro if he experienced any symptoms prior to the diagnosis, to which he replied: "Not really. The only thing I had was erectile dysfunction. It wasn’t nice. […] I tried taking the blue pills."

He continued: "I realised something wasn’t quite right."

The Copy Cats star appeared on the morning show alongside Dr Zoe Williams, joining Deeley and Ben Shepherd on the sofa.

Dr Williams went on to explain the symptoms in more detail: "There are two groups of people. Anyone who has symptoms, and prostate cancer often doesn’t have any symptoms, especially in the early stages, but erectile dysfunction can be a symptom.

"The [most] common symptoms are difficulty passing urine, because the prostate gland, if it grows, which it can do with cancer, but it grows more commonly with non-cancerous causes, it can push on the tube that the urine goes through.

"So difficulty getting started, poor flow, difficulty ending, so dribbling, or feeling like your bladder is not fully empty can all be symptoms. But often, there are no symptoms."

Even though Davro tried to keep the interview light-hearted, the comedian did admit to feeling "weak" and "not having a lot of strength."

Three years ago, Davro lost his fiancée, Vicky Wright, after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

He also recalled to Shephard and Deeley that he experienced a stroke two years ago.

However, despite his health issues, Bobby is off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer to perform, admitting: "I love working."