Randy Moss is undergoing cancer treatment.
Randy Moss, the Pro Football Hall of Famer best known for his time as a wide receiver with the Minnesota Vikings, is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy following surgery after a cancerous mass was found in his bile duct, he said.
Moss, 47, announced the news in an Instagram Live appearance, where he referred to himself as a cancer survivor. Moss said that he underwent surgery to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving, followed by a six-hour Whipple procedure to remove the cancer, according to a report from the Associated Press. Moss said in the announcement that he will undergo radiation and chemotherapy.
A Whipple procedure, according to the Mayo Clinic, involves the removal of the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine, the gallbladder and the bile duct.
Bile ducts, as explained by the American Cancer Society, are thin tubes that carry bile from the liver, where it is made, and gallbladder, where it is stored, into the small intestine.
Also known as cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer is considered to be rare, with there being approximately 8,000 diagnoses in the United States every year, the American Cancer Society stated. The disease is more commonly seen in older patients, with the average age of diagnosis being in the 70s, according to the American Cancer Society.
“I didn’t think I would ever be in a position like this, as healthy as I thought I was,” Moss said on Instagram Live, according to the Associated Press.
Moss, according to the Associated Press, took time away from his work as an analyst on “Sunday NFL Countdown” on ESPN starting Dec. 6.
Montell Jordan shared a prostate cancer update.
About Prostate Cancer, according to the American Cancer Society:
- There will be approximately 299,010 new cases of prostate cancer in 2024. The incidence rate has increased by approximately 3% overall per year since 2014 and 5% per year for advanced-stage prostate cancer.
- Approximately 1 in 8 men will receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
- The average age of men when they are first diagnosed is approximately 67 years old, and prostate cancer risk is higher in African American men and Caribbean men of African ancestry than men of other races.
R&B star Montell Jordan, the 1990s “This is How We Do It” hit-maker, has shared an update on his prostate cancer journey.
Jordan, 56, told TMZ that he is “in the midst of finishing out that journey in life” in an interview posted on Dec. 17.
“[I was] diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year,” Jordan said. “[I] researched, did all the stuff that comes along with that, determined to have the full prostatectomy surgery, so I had my prostate removed, about six weeks ago.”
Jordan told the outlet that he’s now feeling “great.”
“For me, doing everything early, getting checked every year, [has been] super, super important,” he said. “Two weeks later I was performing with Usher in Anaheim. So, you want to catch it before it catches you.”
The singer and pastor said he is in the process of making a documentary on the importance of early prostate cancer detection.
“I’m talking with lots of people, I’m connected to a world of people right now that are quietly navigating cancer journeys of their own, and early detection is the thing that literally saved my life,” Jordan said.
Julian Lennon confirmed his diagnosis of melanoma on social media.
Julian Lennon, 61, musician and son of John Lennon, recently revealed on social media that he underwent an emergency surgery for melanoma.
“Well, here’s how this goes… Before I flew to New York from Los Angeles, for Good Morning America Sirius XM, iHeart Radio and My Fotografiska Q&A Book Signing Event, I went to see, as I usually do when in L.A., My lovely dermatologist,” Lennon wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Anyway, after having just finished GMA, I received a message from Dr. Tess, with some urgency to return to Los Angeles as I had two locations on my skin, shoulder and forearm, one of which was melanoma that should be operated on ASAP!”
He noted that the operation was successful but is waiting for his biopsy results, which may not be ready until after Christmas.
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