Rick Steeves has prostate cancer

[Jpburns]

nytimes.com/2024/08/22/trav...

The upside is that he seems to be upfront and frank about it, which is probably good for visibility. Always enjoyed his shows and wish him luck.

[maley2711]

Thanks for posting that........his is a familiar voice in our house in Portland....we're his PNW neighbor just 180 miles from Seattle.

Sounds like he avoided a high risk classification....unlike most here on this forum. Last time I saw him.......age has been kind to him!!! Takes care of himself...maybe its alll that vino he consumes while traveling for his shows?

[Jpburns in reply to maley2711]

He’s also a big fan of cannabis, I heard.

Not so much me. Back in the day it just made me stupid. Now I’ve got doublet therapy to do that for me.

[j-o-h-n in reply to Jpburns]

The announcement from TV travel guide Rick Steves about his prostate cancer diagnosis this week is putting a spotlight on the disease and the importance of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening.

In a statement posted on his X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, Steves shared that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next month after he finishes filming two new shows in France for the next three weeks.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[fast_eddie]

I've watched many of his travel shows. I read the article. Too bad we can't reach out to him from this forum. I wonder if he is rushing into RP surgery. If so, that would be the most invasive treatment option.

[Jpburns in reply to fast_eddie]

We all make decisions based on our own diagnoses, and despite me going for radiation over surgery, I’ve gotta respect everyone’s treatment options. My take is I chose treatment that my doctor said made sense, as well as what I felt I could live with.

[fast_eddie in reply to Jpburns]

How many urologists just recommend what they do, which is surgery?

[Jpburns in reply to fast_eddie]

I actually had a urologist/surgeon at Emory who agreed with my decision to just do radiation. My first urologist wanted to do surgery, but couldn’t do the extensive surgery required (including dissection of the lymph nodes) which led me to Emory for addition opinions.

[NanoMRI in reply to fast_eddie]

On the other hand, I remain grateful for my decision for RP over nine years ago, after having considered other treatment methods including HIFU.