"It's So Isolating When You Get a Cancer Diagnosis, Hoy Said

Sir Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic sprint cycling champion, has opened up about living with stage 4 prostate cancer and his mission to ensure no man faces the diagnosis alone. The 50-year-old, who was told in September 2023 that his cancer had spread to his pelvis, hip, spine, ribs and shoulder, said he wants to raise awareness that 10,000 men a year receive stage 4 prostate cancer news. "It's so isolating when you get a cancer diagnosis, Hoy said.

"You're suddenly on borrowed time. You're observing the world and not living in it – because it's for other people. But then you realise you're not special and it's very common, sadly.

I want to make sure that anyone in a similar situation will realise they're not alone. Hoy, who has lived with the disease for nearly three years, described the regular blood tests as "horrible because it's like the clock is ticking. He recalled checking his PSA results on his phone just before walking on stage for a sold-out talk, saying: "It was like: 'Oh God.

And then: 'Put your phone down, put a smile on and do it. He also discussed the difficulty of the Tour de 4 charity bike ride in Scotland last September, when his treatment had started to fail. Hoy has been fundraising with cycling great Miguel Induráin and believes Andy Burnham could be key to his ambition of helping others. He now uses Zoom for results meetings, saying: You can switch it off and you're in your sanctuary, your home.