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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Ben Stiller Reveals He Battled Prostate Cancer : people





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Ben Stiller Reveals He Battled Prostate Cancer

Ben Stiller Reveals He Battled Prostate Cancer
Ben Stiller Reveals He Battled Prostate Cancer
Ben Stiller says he survived deadly prostate cancer two years ago because of early detection – and now he wants to spread the word about getting tested.The 50-year-old actor said in an interview on The Howard Stern Show Tuesday morning that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 48."It came out of the blue for me," Stiller said."I had no idea."Although Stiller says he had no history of prostate cancer in his family and had no symptoms, his doctor suspected the cancer due to a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, a simple blood test he received during his annual physical.


in addition newsweek

Ben Stiller Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2014

Ben Stiller Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2014
Ben Stiller Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2014
Ben Stiller just revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer a little more than two years ago, at the age of 48.Thankfully, he recovered: After surgery to remove the tumor, the comedian and actor was declared cancer-free on September 17, 2014."I was scared ... [The diagnosis] came out of the blue for me," Stiller said, sharing his cancer story for the first time on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday.Stiller also wrote about the experience in much detail in a Medium post.






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