
Artist Montell Jordan recently revealed that he beat prostate cancer. In January, the โThis is How We Do Itโ singer was diagnosed with early stage 1 prostate cancer. In a video the 56-year-old posted on social media, he said, โEarly detection helped save my life.โ
In addition to catching the cancer early, Jordan said his faith, community, and exploring his options carried him through. The singer โresearched and reviewed all options [and] prayed hard,โ which eventually led to him choosing to undergo a prostatectomy.
โOnce [his prostate was] removed, there was more cancer found in what was removed,โ Jordan confessed in the initial video. โIt was more aggressive. It was undetected. It was more like Stage 2, but they got it all.โ
The singer added, โJesus saved my soul. Early detection helped save my life [โฆ] I am now cancer free.โ
Based on the most recent data available, in 2021, around 3,399,229 men were living with prostate cancer. Additionally, one in six Black men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime.
Montell also shared his testimony and advice with TMZ during an interview.
โGetting checked every year is super, super important,โ he told the outlet. Jordan is determined to give back by helping other people battling cancer.
โIโm pastoring different people right now. Pastoring is loving people [โฆ] weโre all in the same story, but weโre in different boats and they donโt want anyone necessarily knowing what theyโre navigating,โ he said.
โYou can either check or you gonโ get checked. Itโs gonna happen either way. You can be in control of it though.โ
We are glad Montell is cancer-free and helping others navigate that challenging health diagnosis.