Montell Jordan has shared that his battle with prostate cancer isn’t over. After undergoing surgery last year, Jordan revealed on The Today Show that his cancer has returned and he will soon begin further treatment.
“I always imagined I would be telling my prostate cancer story from the other side,” Jordan, 56, said. “My prostate was removed, there were clear margins. Close to a year post-prostatectomy, I still need to go back and have additional treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer.”
Jordan was first diagnosed in early 2024 after routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screenings revealed elevated levels. Stage 1 cancer was confirmed, and he underwent a radical prostatectomy, a surgery to remove the prostate gland. At the time, he was hopeful that catching it early meant he could move forward cancer-free.
“Hearing that it was early on, that it was first stage for me … which is treatable, that was probably the saving grace,” he explained.
Even after the surgery, Jordan remained diligent with follow-up screenings. At a nine-month exam this summer, doctors discovered “tiny amounts” of cancer cells in his lymph nodes and in the prostate bed, prompting his next course of treatment: seven weeks of proton radiation therapy paired with hormone blockers.
“It is a seven-and-a-half week interruption of life to make sure that I have a longer life,” he said.
Since his diagnosis, Jordan has used his platform to shine a light on the importance of regular prostate cancer screenings, particularly for Black men, who are nearly twice as likely to die from the disease as men of other backgrounds.
“Early detection is the thing that allows me to have a choice to treat [my cancer] and live and to continue giving myself the best quality of life possible,” he said.
Jordan is currently documenting his journey in a forthcoming film titled Sustain, set to premiere next year. He’s also partnering with the nonprofit ZERO Prostate Cancer to advocate for screenings and education in underserved communities.
By sharing his experience—the fear, the treatments, and even the stigma that keeps many men silent—Jordan hopes to encourage others to get checked. “Your life is worth more than what a stigma presents or what a taboo presents,” he said. “I need you guys to get checked.”
While the journey has been difficult, Jordan remains confident. “To be a cancer survivor, I never knew there was such a thing as being a two-time cancer survivor,” he reflected. “And so that’s the journey I’m on right now.”
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