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Gregory was scheduled to have surgery for prostate cancer Nov. 5 at Emory University Hospital. Writing in his weekly column for his archdiocesan newspaper, The Georgia Bulletin, the archbishop said the cancer is at an early stage and was diagnosed after a biopsy he had in September. "I have sought additional medical advice, and I have decided to have this surgery as the best response to my condition," he said. The column, released Oct. 30, was to be published in the Nov. 1 issue. "This means that I will be out of commission for the next several weeks. I must cancel all of my scheduled appointments at least through November and then begin again with a limited calendar in December," he said. He apologized for having to bow out of events he had already been scheduled to attend, but said any planned meetings "can take place without my presence.
Letter to the editor: Dr. Nichols writes of illness and recovery
It is with sincere gratitude that I thank my friends and patients for your flood of concern and prayers during my episode of illness. Mind you, I never had an immediate life-threatening condition. Fortunately, my prostate cancer was detected at a very early stage. .
Stephen Stills Fights Prostate Cancer
Music legend Stephen Stills, of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Stills friend and fellow musician Graham Nash announced the news on Larry King's CNN talk-show. Nash phoned into the show to pay tribute to another friend, singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg who died of the disease earlier this week. Nash told King in a matter of fact manner "Unlike Danny, who left it too long to be seriously checked, Stephen found his at an early stage." It is unknown at this stage if Nash's announcement about Still was a slip of the tongue. Stills had not announced that he had the disease at that point. King had to ask a number of times if by Stephen he was talking about Stephen Stills and Nash confirmed that was who he meant.
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