• Ben Stiller goes public: How he fought with prostate cancer and won
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[QUOTE]Ben Stiller is talking for the first time about being diagnosed with prostate cancer at 48. Stiller, now 50, visited the Stern Show on Tuesday morning and told Howard how he and his doctor were able to detect and treat the disease early."It came out of the blue for me," Ben told Howard. "I had no idea." Had he not gotten tested by his doctor, Ben's cancer could have gone undetected. Luckily, he was given a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen test, in his 40s, despite most medical professionals suggesting that prostate cancer screening not begin until age 50. "It's a very controversial subject, the PSA test," Ben said. "The PSA test is the only early screener for prostate cancer and, right now, the United States Preventative Services Task Force does not recommend to take the test. I think American Cancer Society says you should discuss it at 50. If I hadn't taken the test - my doctor started giving it to me at 46 - I would not have known. Right now, I still wouldn't have known."[/QUOTE] [URL]https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/10/4/ben-stiller-goes-public-how-he-fought-prostate-cancer-and-won/[/URL]
to be fair, prostate cancer is highly treatable, still its great that he fought through. i guess thats why he hasnt really done any work these last couple years
[QUOTE=Sableye;51151609]to be fair, prostate cancer is highly treatable, still its great that he fought through. i guess thats why he hasnt really done any work these last couple years[/QUOTE] Depends on how old you are when you get it. The older you are, the slower it progresses.
I didn't even realize he had prostate cancer. Good thing he beat it
[QUOTE=Sableye;51151609]to be fair, prostate cancer is highly treatable, still its great that he fought through. i guess thats why he hasnt really done any work these last couple years[/QUOTE] Provided that you catch it early enough, before it begins to metastasize..
[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;51151652]I didn't even realize he had prostate cancer. Good thing he beat it[/QUOTE] you might not realize it, but you have prostate cancer
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