For over 20 years, the actor has portrayed the steady Dr. Richard Webber on "Grey's Anatomy." Earlier this year, he faced a personal health crisis that eerily mirrored his character's own journey. In early 2025, James Pickens Jr. learned he had prostate cancer, a revelation he discussed candidly with Black Health Matters. For him, the diagnosis came as a sobering but not entirely surprising reality. "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," Pickens said. He went on to reflect on the generational thread of the disease, "I've got a 90-year-old first cousin, who's still alive, actually; he had it. His son ha

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