Darth Vader star David Prowse clear of cancer
By Josh Layton; Lee Cain
Darth Vader star David Prowse yesterday spoke of his joy at winning his year-long battle with prostate cancer.
Star Wars actor David, 74, who played the 6ft 6in villain in the first three films, got the all-clear last month.
The former body-builder - and TV's Green Cross Code - stunned doctors by making a full recovery after intensive radiotherapy at London's Royal Marsden Hospital.
Speaking from his home in Croydon, Surrey, David said: "I've won the fight and I'm feeling better than ever. Everyone was shocked by how well it all went."
David admits he was lucky to be diagnosed early after a Prostate Cancer Support Association worker urged him to ask his GP for a blood test.
Now David, whose brother also beat the disease, advises men over 50 to get tested. He said: "I've had people saying I've saved their lives. I got the same with the Green Cross Code, it's happening again."
