Man with cancer raises £1m and urges early checks

A man from Surrey has urged men to put "pride aside" and get checked out at the doctors, saying "you've only got one body" and to make the most of life.

Kevin Webber, 61, from Epsom, who was told he had just two years to live after being diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer, said other men should visit their doctor if they have concerns.

Webber received his prognosis at the age of 49, in 2014. More than 11 years on, he has raised more than £1m for cancer charities and has run more than 20,000 miles.

Speaking to BBC Radio Surrey, Webber said: "Go and do something that makes you happy."

The author, campaigner and ultramarathon runner has completed challenges around the world since his diagnosis.

"I've raced in Bhutan, Albania and Cambodia," he said, adding: "I've pulled a sledge 120 miles non-stop across the Arctic."

He says his family supports his fundraising and endurance challenges because running makes him happy.

Webber has raised money for charities including the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, where he underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy.

More than a decade later, he continues to respond to treatment, despite being told his condition was terminal.

Webber said doing good was not only about fundraising.

"Doing good is letting a car out in a queue. It's saying thank you to someone."

Webber said he doesn't have a "magic answer" to life, and encouraged people to appreciate the present.

"You'll never have today again," he said.

"OK is good enough. Go and do something that makes you happy."

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