Friday, December 5, 2025 - Former Premier League star, Shaka Hislop, 56, has revealed he is battling 'aggressive' cancer.
In a heartbreaking social media video, the former Newcastle
and West Ham goalkeeper said in a post: 'I have a story to
tell. Roughly 18 months ago, I went for my annual physical and insisted on
a PSA test, as I always do. This time around though my PSA was elevated.
'An MRI and biopsy quickly determined that I had a fairly
aggressive prostate cancer. A year ago, almost to the day, December 6 to be
exact, I had a radical prostatectomy. And I thought that was it.
'But then, six months later, my PSA was again on the rise
and another scan showed that my prostate cancer had spread to my pelvic bone.
'I started on medication pretty soon after, and just this
morning completed seven-and-a-half weeks of radiation therapy. The journey
continues.'
Hislop made his name as a Premier League goalkeeper, playing
for Newcastle.
He also played more than 100 times for West Ham, as well as
lining up for Reading, Portsmouth, and FC Dallas.
Since his retirement, he has gone on to become a popular
pundit on ESPN.
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