Brian Horton: Former Brighton and Man City boss has prostate cancer

Brian Horton was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a friend advised him to get tested because of his age

Former Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City manager Brian Horton has prostate cancer.

The 74-year-old, who managed City from August 1993 to May 1995, said he had a check-up in April and was diagnosed a month later.

He said a friend told him to get tested due to his age, and he is now urging other men to get checked out.

After giving details of other members of his family having cancer, doctors told him to have a full body scan.

"They found that I had it, and it was very small," Horton told Johnny Cantor from BBC Radio Sussex.

Horton captained Brighton during his playing career in the late 1970s before returning as manager in 1998.

He also played for Port Vale, Luton Town and Hull City, and he managed Oxford United and Huddersfield Town.

He also spent five years as manager of Port Vale before finishing his career at Macclesfield Town.

What symptoms should people check for?

The common ones are:

• needing to urinate more frequently - particularly at night

• difficulty starting to urinate, weak flow and it taking a long time

• blood in urine or semen

These symptoms can be caused by other conditions too - but it is important to have any changes checked by a doctor.

Horton said: "I got in touch with Prostate Cancer UK who have been great, and they talked me through the process."

He says he has chosen to have radiotherapy rather than having an operation to treat the cancer.

"It's that word that is so upsetting," he said.

Horton is encouraging more men to know their risk of prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men, by taking Prostate Cancer UK's 30-second risk checker.

Horton said: "Two of my best mates, when I told them, said 'We're going to have the test now'.

He added: "Go and get tested, even if you feel OK, like I did.

"I feel as good as I've ever felt, and I don't feel like I've got anything."

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