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Gabby Logan collapsed while explaining her husband Kenny’s prostate cancer treatment, saying he had “six stab wounds he must have in his torso.”
Former Scottish rugby player Kenny, 50, was diagnosed with cancer in February after Gabby, 49, urged him to see a doctor.
And she discussed when Kenny was diagnosed with cancer in a tearful interview with on Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO Podcast.
‘He had to have six stab wounds to his torso – it’s terrible to see him in pain’: Gabby Logan burst into tears as she gave an update on her husband Kenny’s prostate cancer treatment
The mother-of-two said: ‘He [Kenny] was really upset as you can imagine and I just thought, “Okay, no, this is going to be all right, what are we going to do? What are the answers here?”
“His neurologist was brilliant, he is a brilliant communicator and told us what the options were and I was.
‘[I said] We just need to make a plan, you need to know what you’re doing and then we’ll stay positive about it.
“That’s what we really did. Once we got over the initial shock, we really focused on it as a project that we were dealing with and it’s a terrible operation.”
The mother-of-two said: ‘He [Kenny] was really upset as you can imagine and I just thought, “Okay, no, this is going to be all right, what are we going to do? What are the answers here?”‘
BBC sports presenter Gabby and Kenny share two children and she said deep down she feels she won’t lose her husband to cancer.
Breaking into tears as she talked about her rock, Gabby said Kenny must have had six stab wounds to his torso that were “very serious.”
Gabby said, “It’s terrible to see him in the pain he had afterwards, it’s terrible to go through, but he’s really doing really well now.”
And as she composed herself, she added: ‘He’s just amazing, I’m very lucky. He’s a great man and I could never wish for someone to share my life with who is better.”
Kenny himself opened up about his shock diagnosis of prostate cancer today as he urged men to get tested for the disease even if they aren’t experiencing any symptoms.
Her special man: Gabby and Kenny have been married for over 20 years
He appeared on BBC Breakfast with his wife in September, saying he had no symptoms and should ‘look for it’ in a stark warning about how insidious prostate cancer can be.
“I literally fell over,” he said of the February 7 diagnosis. ‘I didn’t see it coming. No symptoms… It’s hard.
“I discovered I had prostate cancer by accident. If you have symptoms, it may be too late. Guys get tested, simple and can save your life.’
The couple, who have been married for 21 years, said Logan was “extremely lucky” to discover it early, which gave him options regarding treatment.
Surgery: Kenny had surgery in June to remove his prostate to make sure the cancer wouldn’t return
Logan was inspired to go for a general check-up after hearing guests on his wife’s podcast talk about getting their hormones tested. And when he did, his results showed a high level of PSA – prostate-specific antigen.
“I was checked and very quickly, within three to four months, I had a biopsy and they said there was something, but they would keep an eye on it,” he said.
He said what was most striking about that appointment was that the specialist told him that “40 percent of… [his] friends have this [high PSA levels] but don’t know’. It doesn’t always lead to cancer and many men go their whole lives ignorant.
So when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer a short time later, Logan recalled that it was “a huge shock.”
Staying together: Kenny hopes his diagnosis will lead to more open discussions in the community, noting that men are particularly ‘notorious’ for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular checkups with doctors
He made the decision to remove the prostate completely and now feels almost as good as new three months after the surgery.
“I’m probably about 90 percent back to normal,” he said.
Gabby spoke of his difficult journey back to good health and noted that her husband looked completely fine until the day of surgery.
“He did a cycling session, he had no pain, no symptoms and to go in and have some really major surgery, obviously it takes a long time to recover,” she said.
‘You’re going to feel a lot worse after that… but [we’re] very, very, very lucky.’
Speaking: Kenny and wife Gabby made the revelation on BBC Breakfast in September to urge men to get tested
Kenny hopes his diagnosis will lead to more open discussions in the community, noting that men are particularly “notorious” for suffering in silence and not scheduling regular checkups with doctors.
Laura Kerby, CEO of Prostate Cancer UK, told MailOnline: “By sharing his story, Kenny is reminding men of their risk, which is greater if, like Kenny, they are over 50, or black men over 45, or men with a father or brother who has had prostate cancer.
‘We encourage those three ‘risk groups’ to start a conversation with their GP. To find out more about your risk, whether that of your partner, family member or friend, visit the Prostate Cancer UK website and try our 30 second online risk checker.’
Noting the tragic death of Britain’s ambassador for prostate cancer, Bill Turnbull, last week, Ms Kerby cited his own struggles and openness in the fight against the disease to a massive surge in referrals and medical appointments.
‘The NHS called’ [it] the “Fry-Turnbull” effect, so named as Stephen Fry, also shared his diagnosis at a similar time. This led to prostate cancer becoming the most diagnosed cancer in the UK for the first time in 2020 and has undoubtedly saved thousands of lives,” she said.
Prostate cancer can often be treated if detected early, but symptoms usually don’t appear until the cancer is already in an advanced stage.
It is the most common cancer in men in the UK. The couple encourages men to learn more about the disease and consider talking to their doctor about the risks.
Every year in the UK more than 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer – more than 140 a day.
Up to 11,800 men in Britain die of prostate cancer each year, meaning it only follows lung and colon cancer in annual fatalities.