Montell Jordan, the son of South who came to fame in 1995 with success “This is how we do it,” he says that his prostate cancer has returned despite having a radical prostatectomy last year.
“We think [the cancer] Everything was confined, isolated to the prostate, “he said Wednesday in” Today. “” Apparently, that was not the case. “
Jordan said that after his nine -month follow -up exam and tests, doctors noticed a “small amount” of cancer cells on the prostate bed, the previous site of the gland that was removed, and in some lymph nodes on the left side of his body. It is opting for proton radiotherapy to aim for cancer blockers and hormones to reduce or eliminate testosterone production, a hormone that the Mayo Clinic says it is needed so that most prostate cancer cells grow.
The radiation treatments of five days a week will be “an interruption of the life of 7½ weeks to ensure of having a longer life,” said 56 -year -old Pepperdine University, who is now a pastor based in Georgia, in addition to continuing to work in the music industry.
After obtaining prostate exams regularly since he turned 40, he knew that his doctor suspected that he had cancer when the results of his PSA test became high. Even so, he said, obtaining the official diagnosis in early 2024 was a shock.
“I still numb a little,” Jordan said, “today.” “I am the type of person who tries to live a life of moderation in what as and what I drink and how I exercise. I do not do alcohol or smoke or any of those things.” He pointed out that his quality of life has been “fantastic” since his surgery.
However, the biopsy that returned after his prostatectomy showed that his cancer was probably in stage 2, not in stage 1 as originally thought, he said. Stage 2 means that cancer has grown and possibly extended to nearby lymph nodes. The most recent exam seems to have confirmed that diagnosis.
Jordan said he is talking about his trip because the way in which prostate cancer and notions of virility and masculinity are intertwined means that men do not like to talk about the disease, especially black men.
The minister, who with his wife, Kristin Jordan, formed the Master Peace Church “100% virtual” that operates in Dacula, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta, is also filming a documentary about his experience.
“I am trying to give a template to people who are diagnosed with this, one knows that they have available options for them,” Jordan said. “And, two, in the mixture of what it seems, it is fine crying. It is fine shaking the fist of God. It is fine to navigate and do what you need to do, but doing nothing is not an option.”
