Radio personality Don Imus revealed Monday that he has stage 2 prostate cancer. He announced the news on his syndicated radio show "Imus in the Morning" and went on to say that he is confident he can beat the disease with help from his doctors.

The 68 year old Imus also stated that he thought his cancer may be related to stress, perhaps an allusion to his firing from CBS radio in 2007 over comments he made about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. A doctor for the American Cancer Society reacted by saying that while studies show that a person’s ability to fight cancer is impacted by stress, there are no studies demonstrating that stress has a role in actually causing cancer.

Stage 2 prostate cancer is defined as cancer that has spread through the prostate but not outside of it. It has a relatively good cure rate with proper treatment. Almost 99 percent of men whose prostate cancer is diagnosed in stage 2 live for 5 years, while between 65 and 90 percent survive 10 years beyond their diagnosis. Treatment for stage 2 prostate cancer ranges from "watching and waiting" to removal of the prostate along with radiation therapy.

For more information about prostate cancer, join the Healia Support Group for Prostate Cancer.

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