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The "Zoolander" star, 50, said he was diagnosed in June 2014
and that after surgery he was declared cancer free three months
later.
"So, I had cancer a couple of years ago and I wanted to talk
about it. And the test that saved my life," tweeted Stiller
linking to an essay on Medium.com about his experience.
He described the three months between his diagnosis and
treatment as "a crazy roller coaster ride with which about
180,000 men a year in America can identify."
Stiller said he felt lucky that he had taken an early blood test
called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which has
proved controversial among the medical profession because it can
give false-positive or false-negative results and lead to
invasive treatment.
"Taking the PSA test saved my life," wrote Stiller. "Literally.
That's why I'm writing this now."
"I am not offering a scientific point of view here, just a
personal one, based on my experience," he added.
(Reporting by Melissa Fares in New York; Editing by Jill
Serjeant and Lisa Shumaker)
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