Los Angeles – He has played Dr. for 22 seasons. Richard Webber in the successful medical series “Grey’s Anatomy”. Now he must seek treatment himself. James Pickens Jr. was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The actor revealed this to “Black Health Matter”.
He was diagnosed with a “rare variant” of the disease earlier this year and decided to undergo a prostatectomy, which involves surgically removing the prostate.
The successful series “Grey’s Anatomy” has been broadcast for more than 20 years
Pickens Jr. has been undergoing preventive treatment for 34 years
He told the magazine: “I started getting annual screenings 34 years ago, and I started PSA testing when I was 41. Now I’m 73. My urologist said, ‘Because you’re so careful about this area of your health, it’s in your favor. We can catch this disease as early as possible because you’ve had screenings.'”
However, this “is not the news you want to hear,” Pickens Jr. continued. The surprise was of course big, but he was prepared. In his family came Prostate cancer “often before”.
I have a 90-year-old cousin who is actually still alive, (and) he has it. His son has it, some of his brothers have it. As far as I know, no one has died from it,” said the American.
James Pickens Jr. has been married to Gina Taylor since 1984 and the couple have two children together
Actors have a good chance of recovery
The chances of recovery are very large. The doctor reassures him Pickens Jr.that they had never had a case “discovered as early” as his. That’s why he was able to receive timely treatment.
Pickens Jr. been playing since the beginning”Grey’s Anatomy” in the 2005 role of Dr. Richard Webber. His character also suffers from cancer. At the end of the final episode of the fall 2025 season, Dr. Webber said that he had been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer.
