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Thank you, Ben Stiller: The actor's essay on cancer rings true with humility, honesty and heart
Thank you, Ben Stiller: The actor's essay on cancer rings true with humility, honesty and heart
They're an unlikely pair, Tom Brokaw and Ben Stiller.Yet in the past week, both men have emerged as a dynamic duo in the realm of cancer, bringing real talk to an often exasperatingly badly communicated subject.We're used to a particular script when it comes to the public conversation around cancer.We're used to hearing wishful talk about "the" cure for "this" disease, even though anyone with a minimum of personal experience knows that cancer is a variety of often quite distinct conditions.
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Ben Stiller discloses past cancer diagnosis
Ben Stiller discloses past cancer diagnosis
Ben Stiller was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014 and was declared cancer-free three months later.Photo: Dylan Martinez/ReutersActor and director Ben Stiller said that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago and said a controversial early screening test had saved his life.The Zoolander star, 50, said he was diagnosed in June 2014 and that after surgery he was declared cancer-free three months later.I am not offering a scientific point of view here, just a personal one, based on my experience"So I had cancer a couple of years ago and I wanted to talk about it.
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Why men should ignore Ben Stiller's call for cancer test
Why men should ignore Ben Stiller's call for cancer test
AGF s.r.l./REX/ShutterstockBen Stiller's life was saved because he had a screening test for prostate cancer.Now he's urging others to follow his lead.Stiller's logic sounds irrefutable.But he's dead wrong.
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Actor Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test with 'saving his life'
Actor Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test with 'saving his life'
Actor Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test with 'saving his life'Actor Ben Stiller revealed that he was diagnosed ─ and successfully recovered from ─ prostate cancer in 2014 and credits this cancer detection test with essentially saving his life, according to CNN.According to Mr. Stiller, the prostate-specific antigen test, a blood test known as the PSA, helped physicians detect the cancer early.Mr. Stiller received testing at the age of 46 and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July 2014.The tumor was surgically removed in September 2014.
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