Former Trinidad footballer Shaka Hislop reveals he has prostate cancer
Former Trinidad footballer Shaka Hislop has revealed that he is battling with prostate cancer.
Hislop made the revelation in a video on his Instagram page.
“Roughly, 18 months ago, I went for my annual physical and insisted on a PSA test. As I always do. This time, though, my PSA was elevated, and MRI and biopsy quickly determined that I have a fairly aggressive prostate cancer,” he shared.
The former player said on December 6, 2024, that he had a radical prostatectomy.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a prostatectomy is a surgical procedure for the partial or complete removal of the prostate.
“Six months later, my PSA was again on the rise, and another scan showed that my prostate cancer had spread to my pelvic bone. We started on medication pretty soon after and just this morning completed seven-and-a-half weeks of therapy,” he added.
Hislop used the opportunity to educate men about the need to have their PSA tests done, especially Caribbean men who he noted had the highest rate of prostate cancer mortality.
“My community, my people, please go get tested. Know your PSA. Track its history. Prostate cancer is survivable if caught early enough. There are treatments for it. Testing saves lives; it saved mine,” he encouraged.
