{"id":289043,"date":"2025-10-22T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rugby-legend-sir-ian-mcgeechan-on-surviving-prostate-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:04:56","slug":"rugby-legend-sir-ian-mcgeechan-on-surviving-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rugby-legend-sir-ian-mcgeechan-on-surviving-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby legend Sir Ian McGeechan on surviving prostate cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QMgjNqeCRg8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby legend Sir Ian McGeechan on surviving prostate cancer\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMgjNqeCRg8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In his one of his first interviews about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, Sir Ian McGeechan talks about the importance of more testing to find prostate cancer early.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Ian McGeechan was the only man to win British and Irish Lions tours as a player and a coach.<\/p>\n<p>He is calling for easier access to prostate screening to stop other men having to go through what he did.<\/p>\n<p>#prostatecancer #healthnews #rugbyleague #cancerawareness <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his one of his first interviews about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, Sir Ian McGeechan talks about the importance of more testing to find prostate cancer early. 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