Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Jake Abraham dies at age 56, months after admitting it was too late for his cancer diagnosis
Jake Abraham has died at the age of 56.
The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star has died just months after expressing regret over not receiving a cancer diagnosis sooner.
The Liverpool native opened up about his condition in July, admitting he had “left it too late” to go to the doctor after feeling unwell for a while.
The actor was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which later spread to the rest of his body, causing tumors on his spine, hips and bladder.
Jake, who last appeared on stage in the pantomime The Scouse Jack and the Beanstalk, said he had finally gone to see his GP after a long illness.
News: Jake Abraham (pictured) has died aged 56
Career: As well as his best-known appearances in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (pictured), he also appeared in Prisoners Wives, Holby City, The Bill and Red Dwarf
He told the Liverpool ECHO: “I was working but I wasn’t feeling well. “I’ve been through these spells where you can’t feel yourself, you’re lacking energy and you’re in aches and pains.
“The costume for the play was huge, I knew I wasn’t feeling well at the time, but I hadn’t been feeling well for so long.”
“The reason I went to the doctor and had a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test was because I had blood in my urine.
“I took a test and ended up in the Royal. He said, ‘You have cancer, I’m so, so sorry.’ He said I’ve had it for years, maybe four years.”
Jake initially received radiation therapy, but after a while they changed his treatment plan to palliative care.
The star said he was told at the time that he could have months or years to live.
Because of his late diagnosis, he was keen to encourage others to get checked if they feel sick.
In addition to his most famous appearances in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, he also appeared in Prisoners Wives, Holby City, The Bill and Red Dwarf.