Sir Cliff Richard has shared he has been battling prostate cancer for the past year.
The singer, 85, made the shock announcement on Monday morning, but said the disease was caught early thanks to medical checks before touring Australia and New Zealand.
"Right now, it's gone," he told ITV's Good Morning Britain, although he acknowledged there is no way of knowing what the future holds.
Sir Cliff's cancer did not spread to his bones or other organs, which meant treatment could begin straight away.
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The Mistletoe and Wine singer used his interview with presenter Dermot Murnaghan – who himself is living with advanced prostate cancer – to call for a national screening programme for men.
"I don't know whether it's going to come back. We can't tell those sort of things but we need to, absolutely, I'm convinced, get there, get tested, get checked," he said.
Sir Cliff was clear men should not feel awkward about discussing their health.
"We need to start treating men as human beings who are just as vulnerable to this disease," he added.
Sir Cliff Richard has addressed his cancer diagnosis
| PASir Cliff also reached out to King Charles, who used a recorded message for Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer campaign to "share the good news" his cancer treatment is being reduced.
The veteran performer said he be more than happy to back any campaign His Majesty might lead to boost awareness around the most common cancer in men, with around 12,000 deaths annually in the UK.
"I've been involved with many charities over the years and if the King is happy to front it for us, I'm sure loads of people, I certainly would join him," Sir Cliff said. "If the King is listening, I think most of us would say, 'yeah – we're available.'"
NHS advisers recently rejected routine prostate cancer screening for men aged between 45 and 70 years old, even though evidence suggests such testing could save around 1,500 lives each year.
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Prostate cancer remains the most frequent cancer diagnosis among British men | GETTYInstead, the health services has proposed a targeted screening programme every two years for men with specific genetic mutations between the ages of 45 and 61.
However, there has been energetic campaigning for change by high-profile figures, such as Olympic-winning cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and former prime minister Lord David Cameron.
The National Screening Committee's draft ruling means the NHS will not roll out testing for those aged 45 to 70 unless Health Secretary Wes Streeting steps in to overrule the recommendation.
Prostate cancer strikes 63,000 British men every year, yet it remains the only major cancer that does not have a screening programme in place.
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