
At the age of forty-eight Stiller received a PSA test which found prostate cancer. The screening, which he says saved his life, was conducted before the recommended age for most American men.
Actor Ben Stiller — who recently received an Emmy nomination for directing the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora — is one of the estimated 2.9 million prostate cancer survivors currently living in the United States. When Stiller went public to talk about his battle with the disease, he did so with a really important message about early screening for prostate cancer.
Read more here: https://www.survivornet.com/articles/ben-stiller-says-a-psa-test-saved-his-life-beating-prostate-cancer-now-nominated-for-an-emmy-as-a-director/
source: Survivornet.com