Akshay Kumar Opens On His Personal Loss: My Dad Died Due To Prostate Cancer, Men Above 50 Should Get PSA Test

Actor Akshay Kumar used an emotional moment at a recent Conclave to ask men above 50 to take prostate cancer screening seriously, urging regular PSA tests after sharing how a missed check-up contributed to the death of Akshay Kumar’s father.

Addressing the audience, Akshay Kumar delivered a clear plea on preventive care. Akshay Kumar said, "I want to tell all the people here, all the listeners, those who have gone beyond the age of 50, please get your PSA checked."

Akshay Kumar PSA test prostate cancer awareness and personal loss

Akshay Kumar then described the personal pain behind this appeal, speaking about the death of Akshay Kumar’s father from prostate cancer at 67. Opening up, Akshay Kumar said, "I lost the most important person in my life - my father. Whenever I talk about him, I say that I lost him. He was everything to me."

Akshay Kumar explained that the family had not understood the role of early screening, and highlighted the PSA, or Prostate-Specific Antigen test. Akshay Kumar said, "Why did I lose him? Because I didn't know that after the age of 50 or 55, you have to get your PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen test) checked," linking this gap to the loss.

Akshay Kumar PSA test prostate cancer awareness message on prevention

Speaking with journalist Rajdeep Sardesai at the Conclave, Akshay Kumar argued that many families still lack basic information about preventive healthcare. Akshay Kumar told the gathering, "We didn't get the education that getting your PSA checked is very important for every person, every year," stressing that screening should become a routine habit.

Akshay Kumar also pointed to how widespread the disease is, saying, "Prostate cancer is very common. After every third person, a man has prostate cancer. So getting checked is a very important thing to do." Akshay Kumar summed up the benefit of timely tests, adding, "You can save your life. Not only your life, you can save your whole family's life."