Stephen Fry has said he ''really dodged a bullet'' by opting to undergo an operation for prostate cancer.
The 61-year-old writer and broadcaster had his prostate removed in January last year after his doctor found his PSA levels - which are an indicator of cancer - to be ''higher than he liked'', and a MRI scan deemed there to be ''something mischievous going on in the prostate region''.
The actor has said he's ''very lucky and privileged'' to have made a full recovery and said had he "left it unattended" he would have been "presented with serious issues."
''I feel that with the help of an able, friendly and wonderfully proficient team I have really dodged a bullet here. The aggressive nature and rate of the carcinoma suggests that had I left it unattended I might well have been presented with serious issues.
''As it is, I feel very, very, very lucky and privileged.''
Fry made his comments as part of a ''both sides of the scalpel'' article in a medical journal, where he teamed up with his surgeon, Ben Challacombe, to describe the reality of using robotic surgery to help other men considering having their prostate removed.
Fry announced he was battling cancer in a tweet he posted online in February 2018, which was accompanied by a 12-minute video.
For the last 2 months I've been in the throes of a rather unwelcome and unexpected adventure. I'm sorry I haven't felt able to talk about it till now, but here I am explaining what has been going on: https://t.co/uPorpiwstg
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) February 23, 2018
