Les urges men to get checked as he shares his cancer story and reveals the impact it has had on his family

An East Renfrewshire man has told how cancer ripped through his family - taking the lives of four immediate relatives before his own shock diagnosis.

- CHIARA POLLOCK

Les Jones, who lives in Neilston, learned he had cancer in April just two months after losing his brother Stephen to the disease.

The dad-of-four said that, despite having no symptoms, he 'pushed' for further testing due to his tragic family history with his mum, dad and two brothers losing their lives to cancer.

He then shared that, out of his three living siblings, two are also currently battling cancer. He has also tragically lost a third brother to diabetes.

Les, an ex-army veteran and survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, visited his doctor for a prostate checkup where it was discovered his was enlarged.

However, there were no concerns as this can be common in men over the age of 50.