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Ryne Sandberg died

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Sorry to hear about his passing.

Last year, I was curious as to how many celebrities and other public individuals (athletes, actors, politicians, financiers, and others in the spotlight) over the past few decades have been in the news with a diagnosis or death from prostate cancer. After less than an hour of searching, this was the list I amassed:
> Andre Dawson
> Andrew Lloyd Webber
> Andy Grove
> Arnold Palmer
> Ben Stiller
> Bill Bixby
> Bob Casey
> Bob Dole
> Brooks Robinson
> Cal Ripken
> Carlton Fisk
> Charlton Heston
> Colin Powell
> Darwin Deason
> Davey Lopes
> David Koch
> Dennis Hopper
> Dexter Scott King
> Dusty Baker
> Francois Mitterrand
> Frank Zappa
> Gary Cooper
> Glenn Thompson
> Gregg Olson
> Harry Belafonte
> Ian McKellen
> Jerry Brown
> Jerry Orbach
> Joe Torre
> John Kerry
> Johnny Ramone
> Ken Griffey, Sr.
> Langston Hughes
> Linus Pauling
> Lloyd Austin
> Mandy Patinkin
> Michael Bennet
> Michael Milken
> Mitt Romney
> Nelson Mandela
> O.J. Simpson
> Phil Lesh
> Phil Niekro
> Ryne Sandberg
> Rob Gardenhire
> Robert DeNiro
> Rod Stewart
> Roger Moore
> Ron Wyden
> Rudy Giuliani
> Ryan O’Neal
> Shannon Sharpe
> Sidney Poitier
> Stephen Fry
> Steve Garvey
> Stokely Carmichael
> Telly Savalas
> Thom Tillis
> Timothy Leary
> Ty Cobb
> Warren Buffet

Since then, many more have been reported in the news with prostate cancer at various stages. All of us have heard of many (or most) of those in that list. Despite all the media reporting given to these celebrities and their diagnoses, most men say they never heard about prostate cancer; as a result, never get their PSA tested.

Not sure what it will take……

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Johnny Ramone, Frank Zappa and Dan Fogelberg kind of bother me the most since they were all relatively young (like myself). At least we have better treatment now.

Brian , the list is shocking ! PC seems to be everywhere . I boys up at the aquatic centre ( I know about 22 of them and see them regularly ) . I would say 40% have prostate cancer at various levels . Some quite young too at age 40 , 47 , 55 years old . My gosh , PC does not seem to get the attention it should . I am shocked at all the younger men getting PC. !

Wow - a lot of baseball players on the list.