James Pickens Jr., known for his role as Dr. Richard Webber in «Grey's Anatomy», - shared his cancer diagnosis
15 november 2025 в 23:37
James Pickens Jr., who is best known for his role as Dr. Richard Webber in the series «Grey's Anatomy», - shocked fans by announcing his diagnosis of cancer. What made this news even more alarming is that his character’s battle with cancer was revealed in the middle of the 22nd season. Fans are grappling with this revelation, with many wondering if James is leaving the show.
The actor revealed his illness to BlackHealthMatters.com in November 2025.
«This is not the news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has been in my family», - James noted. «My father had it. He had many brothers; several of them had it. It would have surprised me if I didn’t get it. I have a 90-year-old cousin who is still alive; he had it. His son has it. Several of his brothers had it. As far as I know, no one died from it».
Below are the latest updates on James' presence in «Grey's Anatomy».
Yes, as previously mentioned, James was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2024.
«We caught it very early, so they thought that would be the best course», - said the Ohio native actor to BlackHealthMatters.com. «I have a rare variant that doesn’t occur often. They wanted to not take any chances and monitor it. It was rare enough that they wanted to make sure they were doing everything right. But they hadn’t seen one that was caught as early as mine».
During the interview, James recalled how he returned to the doctor and «when my PSA levels came back, my primary said, 'Yeah, you know what? They’ve gone up a little bit. I want to send you back to the urologist.'»
«The urologist looked at it and said, 'Yeah, there’s something here. Let’s do an MRI,' which we did, and it showed, as he called it, something suspicious», - explained James. «They scheduled a biopsy, which revealed a tumor».
At the time of publication, James has not announced his departure from «Grey's Anatomy».
It seems that James is handling his prostate cancer well. According to BlackHealthMatters, he underwent a prostatectomy to fight the disease and was hospitalized for approximately one day
The actor revealed his illness to BlackHealthMatters.com in November 2025.
«This is not the news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has been in my family», - James noted. «My father had it. He had many brothers; several of them had it. It would have surprised me if I didn’t get it. I have a 90-year-old cousin who is still alive; he had it. His son has it. Several of his brothers had it. As far as I know, no one died from it».
Below are the latest updates on James' presence in «Grey's Anatomy».
Yes, as previously mentioned, James was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2024.
«We caught it very early, so they thought that would be the best course», - said the Ohio native actor to BlackHealthMatters.com. «I have a rare variant that doesn’t occur often. They wanted to not take any chances and monitor it. It was rare enough that they wanted to make sure they were doing everything right. But they hadn’t seen one that was caught as early as mine».
During the interview, James recalled how he returned to the doctor and «when my PSA levels came back, my primary said, 'Yeah, you know what? They’ve gone up a little bit. I want to send you back to the urologist.'»
«The urologist looked at it and said, 'Yeah, there’s something here. Let’s do an MRI,' which we did, and it showed, as he called it, something suspicious», - explained James. «They scheduled a biopsy, which revealed a tumor».
At the time of publication, James has not announced his departure from «Grey's Anatomy».
It seems that James is handling his prostate cancer well. According to BlackHealthMatters, he underwent a prostatectomy to fight the disease and was hospitalized for approximately one day
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