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James Pickens Jr. revealed his fight against prostate cancer after his "Grey's Anatomy" character faced a cancer diagnosis in the mid-season finale.

Pickens, 73, who portrays Dr. Richard Webber on the hit ABC medical drama, was diagnosed with prostate cancer following an annual physical in 2024.

"It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has run through my family," he told Black Health Matters . "My father had it. He had a lot of brothers; several of them had it. I would have been surprised if I hadn’t gotten it."

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He added, "I’ve got a 90-year-old first cousin, who’s still alive, actually; he had it. His son has

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