Eddie Jordan, the Formula 1 legend, died on Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa following a journey with bladder cancer, which is the eleventh most common cancer in the UK
Eddie Jordan died of bladder cancer on Thursday after being diagnosed with it last year.
It’s the eleventh most common cancer in the UK – yet doctors often say symptoms are overlooked. They’ve reminded people of the key signs, stressing the cancer is most common in older men, largely because in the past men were more likely to smoke and work in the manufacturing industry.
And men may experience a painful, burning sensation in their penis when peeing, medics say. This, they add, can often be dismissed but men should see their GP if they experience such pain.
Both men and women may need to pee more often than usual too, or have difficulty urinating. However, the most common symptom, according to the NHS, is blood in the urine – also known as hematuria.
It is unclear what symptoms Mr Jordan, the Formula 1 legend, experienced initially. The star, described as a “wonderful human and charismatic leader”, also had an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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