UPDATE 11/16/25 at 2:58 p.m. EDT — James Pickens Jr. revealed that he is now in remission after battling prostate cancer.
“Hi friends, I’m blessed and grateful to be cancer-free,” Pickens wrote via Instagram on Saturday, November 16. “Thanks so much for all the love and support! Get checked!”
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James Pickens Jr. has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, just as his Grey’s Anatomy character is dealing with a similar health scare on the show.
“It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has run through my family,” Pickens, 73, re...
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