Sports promoter Barry Hearn raises awareness of prostate cancer

He has backed the Big 180 campaign organized by Paddy Power, which aims to encourage 180,000 men to assess whether they are at risk.

NHS guidance states that the chances of developing prostate cancer increase as you get older, with most cases developing in men over 50.

Men whose father or brother were affected by prostate cancer themselves have a slightly increased risk.

Prostate Cancer UK chief executive Laura Kerby said she was “thrilled” with how successful the campaign had been so far.

She said: “We are also proud that this life-changing campaign has reached the top of the PDC and thank Barry Hearn for being so open about his health issues.

“It’s incredible to see that more than 85,000 people have now completed our simple online risk check since the start of this year’s campaign… there’s no doubt we’re making a huge impact through the darts community.”