Ben Stiller has revealed he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
The “Zoolander” star told Howard Stern on his radio show. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
Stiller said he was taken by surprise when doctors found he had cancer. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
He said he had to stop everything as his future was now uncertain. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
The 50-year-old said he had to stop making any further commitments for film work. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
He added that he recently had surgery to remove his prostate. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
Following a successful procedure, he is now cancer-free. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
The star said he will now speak up about his experience. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
He aims to spread awareness about the PSA test. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
Stiller believes the test saved his life and hopes it will do the same for others. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
Ben Stiller has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The Dodgeball and Zoolander star revealed the sad news to radio personality Howard Stern on his show Howard 101.
The 50-year-old star said his doctors’ detection of the life-threatening diseasing came “out of the blue” and he “stopped everything” as he felt that his future was now very uncertain.
“At first, I didn’t know what was going to happen. I was scared. It just stopped everything in your life because you can’t plan for a movie because you don’t know what’s going to happen,” he said.
Thankfully, Stiller said he recently had surgery to remove his prostate completely and, as a result, he is now cancer free.
Stiller said he has broken his silence as he wishes to spread awareness of the prostate-specificen antigen test (PSA), which he believes “saved” his life.
We wish Ben the best and we are so happy he is cancer-free!
