“Grey’s Anatomy” star James PIckens Jr. says he’s cancer-free following a prostate cancer diagnosis.

Pickens Jr., who has played Dr. Richard Webber, for more than 450 episodes of the medical drama, announced last week he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer after the season 22 midseason finale revealed his character had also been diagnosed.

“It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has run through my family. 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,” he told Black Health Matters.

“I’ve got a 90-year-old first cousin, who’s still alive, actually; he had it. His son has it. A couple of his brothers had it. No one, as far as I know, has succumbed to it.”

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