Since receiving the news, Horton has gone on to start treatment, but he is in good spirits and experienced no symptoms prior to his diagnosis.

"I feel good, like there's nothing wrong," he reflected.

"I've had a tablet course. I've had an injection and pellet into the tummy, which reacts to the upper body.

"The next step is overnight for brachytherapy, which I've never heard of.

"It's five days of zapping, a weekend off, another five days of zapping and so on."

Now that he has begun his treatment and that his prognosis is bright, Horton wants to continue to get the word out to people who might not normally be tested.

"It's just about getting the word out to get tested, no matter how old you are. I'm saying to my younger ones they should get tested," he said.

"If you haven't got it, fine, if you have got it then it can spread through your body, that's why they want to catch it early enough.

"If anyone wants to lean on me who's out there and they want to get in touch or find out more about it,...