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A Giant in World of Travel Has Prostate Cancer

TV guide Rick Steves, 69, is optimistic about prognosis

(Newser) - Rick Steves—a juggernaut unto himself in the world of travel—has announced to fans that he has prostate cancer, reports NBC News . The 69-year-old, who is the longtime host of the PBS show Rick Steves' Europe as well as the radio show and podcast Travel With Rick Steves , says...

Defense Chief Undergoes Another Medical Procedure

Lloyd Austin has already resumed duties after Friday procedure for ongoing bladder issues

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duties after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement. Austin is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose in...

OJ Simpson Is Dead at 76
Cause of Death for
OJ Simpson Revealed
UPDATED
Apr 27, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Cause of Death for OJ Simpson Revealed

He died of prostate cancer at the age of 76, per his longtime attorney

(Newser) - Turns out the rumors were true: OJ Simpson had prostate cancer, and that's what he died of earlier this month at the age of 76. TMZ Sports says it got the confirmation from Simpson's longtime attorney and executor of his estate, Malcolm LaVergne, who said he received a...

Amid Cancer Report, OJ Denies One Thing

Simpson doesn't address rumored prostate cancer but says he's definitely not in hospice

(Newser) - Rumor has it that OJ Simpson has received a cancer diagnosis—a report the former football star hasn't confirmed or denied, though he wants everyone to know he's doing A-OK. Sources tell WPLG that the 76-year-old athlete and actor, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering ex-wife Nicole...

Defense Chief Offers Public Mea Culpa
Defense Chief Admits
His Mistake
Feb 1, 2024 11:39 AM CST

Defense Chief Admits His Mistake

'I should have told the president about my cancer,' says Lloyd Austin

(Newser) - Defense chief Lloyd Austin swears he's learned his lesson. In his first press conference since a hospital stay he kept secret , Austin issued a mea culpa for not being more forthcoming:
  • '"I want to be crystal clear: We did not handle this right. I did not handle this
...

Lloyd Austin Ends a Much Scrutinized Hospital Stay

Defense secretary is discharged from Walter Reed after 2 weeks, will work from home for now

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks. He is expected to work from home as he recovers, reports the AP . Austin, 70,...

Lloyd Austin Has Prostate Cancer
Lloyd Austin Has
Prostate Cancer
Jan 9, 2024 3:57 PM CST

Lloyd Austin Has Prostate Cancer

Biden wasn't told about diagnosis until Tuesday morning, officials say

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and underwent surgery to treat it last month, doctors said Tuesday. In a statement, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said the 70-year-old was hospitalized for a " minimally invasive surgical procedure" called a prostatectomy on Dec. 22, CNN reports. The...

Many With Prostate Cancer May Be Able to Skip Surgery
It's Good News
for Many With
Prostate Cancer
new study
Mar 13, 2023 8:36 AM CDT

It's Good News for Many With Prostate Cancer

Study suggests careful monitoring can replace more radical treatment for lots of patients

(Newser) - For many men diagnosed with prostate cancer, a new long-term study offers a silver lining: They should be able to skip surgery or radiation and instead opt for careful monitoring of the disease, reports STAT News . British researchers found that men with low-grade or intermediate-grade tumors who did so fared...

Researcher 'Shocked' on Results of Cancer Screening Study

Recommended tests find just 14% of diagnosed cancers in US, report finds

(Newser) - Cancer screening is great, but it's not perfect. According to a new report, just 14% of all diagnosed cancers in the US are detected with a recommended screening test, while 15% of screenable cancers aren't detected by screening. The vast majority of cancers are actually found when a...

Joe Exotic Wants Your Prayers
Tiger King Star Hears
His New Jail Sentence
UPDATED
Jan 29, 2022 5:30 AM CST

Tiger King Star Hears His New Jail Sentence

'Joe Exotic,' aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, gets 21 years instead of 22 in resentencing

(Newser) - Update: Joseph Maldonado-Passage will be serving a little less time behind bars than expected. On Friday, an Oklahoma City federal judge resentenced the Tiger King star, also known as "Joe Exotic," to 21 years in prison—one year less than the original sentence in his murder-for-hire case, reports...

Gunther From Friends on Cancer Diagnosis: 'It's Gonna Probably Get Me'
Beloved Friends
Actor Dead at 59
UPDATED
Oct 25, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

Beloved Friends Actor Dead at 59

James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther, had prostate cancer

(Newser) - Update: James Michael Tyler, aka coffee shop manager Gunther on Friends, died Sunday at age 59, his rep tells CNN . "The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Friend"), from the hit series Friends, but Michael's loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate,...

Al Roker Has Cancer; It's 'a Little Aggressive'
Al Roker Reveals
Cancer Diagnosis
Nov 6, 2020 10:09 AM CST

Al Roker Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

He will undergo surgery to remove prostate

(Newser) - Al Roker has long advocated for men to be checked for prostate cancer. Now, he's thankful he followed his own advice. The Today co-host and meteorologist revealed Thursday that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate next week. "Good news...

Rod Stewart Reveals Cancer Fight
Rod Stewart
Reveals Cancer Fight
Sep 16, 2019 12:46 PM CDT

Rod Stewart Reveals Cancer Fight

He secretly battled prostate cancer, but has been given the all-clear

(Newser) - Rod Stewart just revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer—but the diagnosis came in 2016, and this July he was given the all-clear, CNN reports. "Two years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer," the singer revealed at a fundraising event for the Prostate Project nonprofit Saturday...

In Recusal, Judge Calls Insurer's Decision 'Barbaric'

UnitedHealthcare wouldn't pay for proton beam therapy

(Newser) - A class-action lawsuit against an insurer for denying cancer patients coverage of an alternative to standard radiation treatment happened to come before a judge with the same complaint—against the same company. The federal judge recused himself, CNN reports, but not before giving UnitedHealthcare an earful, calling the insurer's...

Kanye's Dad Beat Cancer. Their Celebratory Meal Was ... Interesting

Bugs?

(Newser) - Kanye West (or "Ye," as he now likes to be called) has been making headlines as of late, stumping for Trump on Saturday Night Live and irritating the likes of Lana Del Rey with his comments on the 13th Amendment. His latest stunt involves a bonding experience with...

Bishop Who Enchanted Royal Wedding Has Cancer

Michael Curry says 'do say a prayer,' will have surgery Tuesday

(Newser) - Bishop Michael Curry, whose distinctly American sermon on the power of love stole the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle show , has prostate cancer, reports WJZ-TV . The Baltimore Episcopalian was diagnosed a few months ago at an annual physical, meaning he likely knew his prognosis at the time of the royal wedding. He'...

Is Your Cell Phone Trying to Kill You? New Study Says 'Maybe'

Study links blue-light emission with two kinds of cancer

(Newser) - Love that blue light? You might want to back away, according to a sobering new study . An international team of researchers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health has found that exposure to blue light at night may increase your risk of developing breast or prostate cancer, reports Science ...

Report: Mitt Romney Had Prostate Cancer

Per a CNN source who says the prognosis is good

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's name has grabbed headlines lately on the heels of Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's retirement announcement as a likely successor. Now, news of a different sort, by way of a CNN source who says the Republican was "treated surgically" for prostate cancer over the summer at...

Journalist Writes Own Obituary: 'I Wish I Had Done More'

Mark Mooney died Friday of prostate cancer at 66

(Newser) - "If you are reading this, that means that I am no longer here," Mark Mooney writes in the final entry of his blog, Closing in on -30- , which he started in October 2016 after being given two years to live by a doctor. The former reporter and...

Ben Stiller: a Blood Test 'Saved My Life'

Actor diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 years ago

(Newser) - Ben Stiller says he survived prostate cancer thanks to a routine test. The 50-year-old actor told the Howard Stern Show on Tuesday that a blood test used to screen for prostate cancer—known as a prostate-specific antigen test—first showed cause for alarm before an MRI and biopsy confirmed he...

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