Grey’s Anatomy star, James Pickens Jr., is spreading awareness about the importance of early cancer screenings following a shocking reveal about his character, Dr. Richard Webber . He also discussed his real-life diagnosis.

In Grey’s Anatomy's season 22 midseason finale , Webber, who had been a part of the show throughout its entire run, had cancer. Pickens shared with Black Health Matters that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He recalled how he felt when he first heard the news and how many of his relatives also suffered from the disease. " It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, but to be honest, prostate cancer has run through my family. My father had it. He had a lot of brothers; several of them had it. I would have been surprised if I hadn’t gotten it. "

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