Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. has cancer

Oscar-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. announced he has early-stage prostate cancer this week.  Gossett said he was going public with his illness "to set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventive examinations and early treatment...I count this diagnosis among the many challenges I have faced in my life and overcome...I expect this to be no different."

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