Ben Stiller Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Says PSA Test Saved His Life
Ben Stiller has been treated for prostate cancer, he revealed on “The Howard Stern Show” Tuesday, after his doctors diagnosed him in June 2014. He is now cancer-free, and he credits his health to a controversial screening test that has divided experts because of its potential for overtreating slow-growing tumors.
“Taking the PSA test saved my life,” Stiller wrote in a blog post on Medium Tuesday.
The PSA test detects an enzyme, prostate specific antigen, that is released by prostate cells. Elevated levels of PSA could indicate cancer. In many cases, though, the cancers would progress so slowly that it would not threaten a man’s health or life.
“Taking the PSA test saved my life,” Stiller wrote in a blog post on Medium Tuesday.
The PSA test detects an enzyme, prostate specific antigen, that is released by prostate cells. Elevated levels of PSA could indicate cancer. In many cases, though, the cancers would progress so slowly that it would not threaten a man’s health or life.