Formula One legend Eddie Jordan has revealed his battle with aggressive prostate and bladder cancer, which he said has spread significantly since his diagnosis this spring.

The 76-year-old said in a podcast interview that he went through some “dark days” as the cancer spread to different parts of his body. He advised people to go out and get tested and explained the importance of taking care of one’s body. “It spread into the spine and pelvis, so it was quite invasive,” Eddy said.

“But it’s a little message to all the anchors and everyone listening to this: Don’t wait or put it off. Go and get tested, because you have chances in life and there’s a lot of medical advice out there and so on There are things you can do to increase your lifespan, go and do them.”

Jordan, who raced Grand Prix in F1 for 20 years and achieved his best ever result in 1998, said he was undergoing treatment for cancer.

According to experts, both prostate cancer and bladder cancer are common urological cancers and are mostly diagnosed in the later stages, when the patient goes under palliative care. Prostate cancer develops in the prostate, a small walnut-sized gland located below the bladder and in front of the rectum in men. This small gland secretes fluid which, when mixed with semen, keeps the sperm healthy for conception and pregnancy.

If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is likely an adenocarcinoma, which begins in glandular cells like your prostate, which secrete fluid. Rarely, prostate cancer forms from other types of cells.

Symptoms and signs of prostate cancer

Doctors say that early stage prostate cancer rarely causes symptoms, however, some of them are:

• Frequent, sometimes urgent, need to urinate, especially at night
• weak urine flow or flow that starts and stops
• pain or burning when urinating
• loss of bladder control
• loss of bowel control
• painful ejaculation
• blood in semen
• pain in your lower back, hip, or chest

How does bladder cancer spread?

Bladder cancer occurs when cells in the bladder grow out of control, forming a tumor that can damage the bladder and other organs. The most common symptom is blood in the urine, which is usually painless. Other symptoms include:

pain while urinating

This is a burning or stinging sensation that you may feel while urinating or after urinating. Men may have pain in their penis before or after urinating.

needing to pee a lot

Frequent urination means that you are urinating several times in a 24-hour period.

difficulty urinating

Your flow of urine may start and stop or the flow may not be as strong as usual.

persistent bladder infections

Bladder infections and symptoms of bladder cancer are common symptoms. If you have a bladder infection that doesn’t get better after treatment with antibiotics, contact your health care provider.

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