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Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer battle: 'It came out of the blue'

Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer battle: 'It came out of the blue'

The actor opened up about how he was able to detect and treat the cancer.Stiller took part in the interview to help spread awareness, and talk about the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) -- a blood test used to measure protein levels, which can help identify prostate cancer.His tweet linked to an article he published on Medium titled, "The Prostate Cancer Test That Saved My Life."In the article he explains the controversy surrounding the PSA test -- it runs the risk of leading to over-treatment like radiation or surgery -- but the actor ultimately resolves that, from personal experience, he can endorse the test.


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Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test for saving his life

Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test for saving his life

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Stiller on Tuesday revealed that he battled prostate cancer in 2014, and he credits the test that diagnosed the cancer with saving his life.In an essay posted on the website Medium , Stiller recounted his experience with prostate cancer in detail.He compared the moment of being informed by his urologist that he had cancer to his own "Breaking Bad" scene."His voice literally faded out like every movie or TV show about a guy being told he had cancer ... a classic Walter White moment, except I was me and no one was filming anything at all," wrote Stiller.


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Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer diagnosis in new essay

Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer diagnosis in new essay

Though best known for his ability to make audiences laugh, actor, writer and director Ben Stiller is hoping his latest effort will make people stop and think.Stiller published an essay Tuesday morning revealing that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014.He was declared cancer-free in September of the same year."The three months in between were a crazy roller coaster ride with which about 180,000 men a year in America can identify," Stiller wrote of the time.


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Ben Stiller reveals he battled prostate cancer

Ben Stiller reveals he battled prostate cancer

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: Ben Stiller, his daughter, Ella Stiller, and his wife, Christine Taylor, attend 'Little Boxes' Premiere - 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 15, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: Ben Stiller, his daughter, Ella Stiller, and his wife, Christine Taylor, attend 'Little Boxes' Premiere - 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 15, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)By Brianna ChambersCox Media Group National Content DeskActor Ben Stiller recently revealed that a prostate cancer diagnosis "came out of the blue" when he was 48.>> Read more trending storiesIn an interview Tuesday with Howard Stern, Stiller spoke publicly for the first time about the cancer.