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The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) have enlisted Ambassador Marcia Cross to get their prostate cancer information across — by developing a print, radio and digital public service announcement (above)!

As with most PSAs, this one is designed to increase awareness. This time it's for the fight against prostate cancer, which currently affects more than two million American men. One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. It's #2 on the leading causes of cancer deaths in men!

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Governor Jerry Brown has cancer.

According to a press release from his office on Wednesday, California's oldest sitting governor was just diagnosed with prostate cancer.

He is beginning treatment immediately, presumably radiation, though his office did not release that information. UCSF oncologist Dr. Eric Small says:

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Sir Ian McKellen has been living with prostate cancer for several years now!!

If he actively has cancer, it's amazing he was able to reprise his role as Gandalf in The Hobbit.

Regular exams are apparently enough to keep it in check.

He said:

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So sad.

Tommy Chong, of Cheech & Chong fame, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and true to his fictional stoner-counterpart, plans to treat his ailment with a whole lotta' weed!

According to the comedian, it was his three-year BREAK from the substance that led to his prostate problems, and he maintains:

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As we previously mentioned, Ryan O'Neal has stage two prostate cancer.

He's hoping that a new type of cancer treatment will work for him.

The new method, called cryopathy, is supposed to freeze the cancerous tumor off.

What a brave man.

Ryan said:

"It's a new method that has been developed… and they freeze the part of the prostate that's cancerous.

Hopefully, it freezes and then drops off but I don't know exactly what happens."

He will begin his treatment on May 10th.

We hope it works and wish him a speedy recovery.

[Image via Michael Carpenter/WENN.]

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Ultrasounds. You thought they were just for checking on babies, but as it turns out, they're pretty great at getting rid of prostate cancer tumors!

We're talking 9 out of 10, and basically an out-patient procedure! Wow!

It's being called the "male lumpectomy." Like less-invasive forms of breast cancer surgery, it actually removes tumors without

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Larry Hagman is returning to Dallas to reprise his role as the villainous J.R. Ewing next summer, but unfortunately is bringing an unwanted real-life villain with him. At 80-years-old, he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In an interview on the set of the TNT reboot, Larry was in good spirits and shared his decision to continue shooting despite his illness, explaining:

"I feel good. I haven't started my therapy yet, but it's treatable and curable. I'm going to try to work through the whole thing and keep working during the therapy."

Since his diagnosis, the actor has even adopted a healthier, vegetarian diet, saying:

"I've lost about six pounds already in about eight days. I'm full all the time and I'm getting use to the taste of things without salt, without sugar."

Even though he's dealing with a major health scare, the actor shared he's just happy to be working at his age.

We wish Larry the best and can't wait to see what J.R. has been up to all these years when Dallas returns to television next summer!

[Image via WENN.]

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