David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening

Former prime minister says he wants to join ranks of those pressing for more checks on men who may have disease

David Cameron has disclosed he was treated for prostate cancer and has called for a targeted screening programme.

The former prime minister said he had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, which looks for proteins associated with the form of the disease. The result was high and he subsequently had a biopsy that revealed the cancer.