AT this time every year prostate cancer survivor David Cordukes faces an anxious wait for test results.

But this year is a landmark for him as it's ten years since he underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer after being diagnosed when he visited his doctor with insomnia.

Mr Cordukes said feels extremely lucky the condition was diagnosed early enough for successful treatment.

To mark the tenth anniversary and to confront the fear surrounding prostate cancer, Mr Cordukes and his family will be running the men only 5k race R U Taking the P? in aid of prostate cancer research this Sunday.

They will be an eye catching sight having chosen a scary dress code, with Mr Cordukes and his son-in-law David Appleby dressing as horror film characters the Bride of Chucky and Chucky and his grandson Jacob dressing as a gorilla and Edward as a werewolf.

"It's always a daunting wait the week after you have had your blood test," he said. "That's why we have chosen a 'scary' theme, because if prostate cancer is caught early enough it's not as scary as you think."

He said men over 50 should request a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test at their doctors to make sure they are not at risk.

He said: "I really want to raise awareness. It's a bit about raising money but more about the awareness for me. If I get five or ten people to go for a PSA test that's good. If it's positive they can be cured."

It's not the first time Mr Cordukes has dressed up to take part in the race, having previously dressed as an ostrich, as Compo and Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine, in a onesie and as John Travolta, with a friend dressed as Olivia Newton John, in Grease

R U Taking the P? is organised by York fundraiser Brian Hughes, who decided to create the event after a friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The run has since raised £71,000 for groundbreaking prostate cancer research funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research at the University of York, and Brian is hoping to reach a target of £100,000 this year.

- R U Taking the P? will take place on Sunday, June 21. For more information and to sign up, please visit www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/ruttp