'I was scared… everything stopped' Ben Stiller speaks out about prostate cancer diagnosis
BEN STILLER has revealed that he had surgery to treat "immediately aggressive" prostate cancer two years ago.
Ben Stiller breaks silence on surviving prostate cancer
Speaking for the first time about his diagnosis, the actor said he discovered that he had the disease after undergoing a blood test and scans in June 2014.
The 50-year-old admitted being "scared" after being told the news, during an interview with US radio host Howard Stern earlier today.
Ben commented: "It came out of the blue for me, I had no idea. At first, I didn't know what was gonna happen."
The film star continued: "I was scared. It just stopped everything in your life because you can't plan for a movie because you don't know what's gonna happen."
After overcoming his initial fears, Ben researched his condition and contacted Robert De Niro, who is also a prostate cancer survivor.
Ben said: "The first thing I did when I got diagnosed was get on the internet to try to learn. I saw De Niro had had it. I called him right away."
The Zoolander favourite, who is married to Christine Taylor, 45, also broke the news to their daughter Ella, 14, and son Quinlin, 11.
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Ben added: "I told them I had something I had to deal with… They were pretty cool with it."
The A-lister, who appeared on the show with his surgeon, is urging other men to take the prostate-specific antigen test (PSA), which he himself repeats every six months.
Actor Robert, 73, underwent surgery himself back in December 2003, after his cancer was detected at an early stage.