An Oxfordshire prostate cancer sufferer who fought for routine screening for men, has died four years after being diagnosed.

Malcolm Nisbet, 62, a television producer, died at the Churchill Hospital on June 6 after a four-year battle against his cancer.

He reacted to his diagnosis by setting up the Oxford Prostate Action Group (OPAG), to raise the profile of prostate cancer, and make people aware that, unlike cervical and breast cancer in women, there is no NHS screening programme for men.

He declared this was a form of sex discrimination within the NHS which meant that men were dying unnecessarily.

He said: "If a simple diagnostic routine had been part of my normal GP check-up, this disease would have been caught in time, and I would not be fighting a battle for my life."

He was a keen sailor, and in the 1990s, he directed a training videos for sailing fans.

Mr Nisbet is survived by Toby, Charlotte, Abbey and Polly, his children from his previous marriage to Mo, and by his partner, Rosie. A service is being held at the Oxford crematorium on June 13, at 12.45pm.