Montell Jordan Shares His Journey With Prostate Cancer
In an exclusive interview with the TODAY Show, Montell Jordan is sharing some unfortunate but hopeful news. Jordan, best known for his 1995 hit song, “This Is How We Do It,” revealed that his prostate cancer has returned.
The 56-year-old, who was diagnosed with Stage 1 prostate cancer after a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in 2024, said, “I always imagined I would be telling my prostate cancer story from the other side of prostate cancer because I had a radical prostatectomy surgery.”
He continued,
“My prostate was removed. There were clear margins,” Jordan told TODAY.com. “Close to a year post-prostatectomy, I still need to go back and have additional treatments because it’s (been) detected that there is still cancer.”
From Stage 1 To Stage 2
Jordan explained that when he was first diagnosed, “Hearing that it was early on, that it was first stage for me … which is treatable, that was probably the saving grace. Early detection is the thing that allows me to have a choice to treat (my cancer) and live and to continue giving myself the best quality of life possible,” he told the outlet.
However, after learning that his cancer had returned, his diagnosis was upgraded to Stage 2 prostate cancer, which is described as a “more aggressive cancer.” Following a successful surgery, Jordan felt good and even went on to perform with Usher at a concert in Anaheim.
But doctors noticed “tiny amounts” of cancer in the lymph nodes on his left side and in the prostate bed where the organ once rested — following a nine-month examination earlier this summer. With those latest findings, Jordan will undergo proton radiation therapy — five days a week for seven weeks — along with additional treatments to stop the cancer’s growth.
Facing Treatment With Faith And Strength
Now with this second go-round, he believes “that even after this next treatment that I have to do, it will eradicate the cancer from my body and still have a great quality of life moving forward.”
Jordan says he’s speaking out to be an example for men to be strong, not scared — and to get tested.
“I’m trying to give a template for people that get diagnosed with this to, one, know they have options available to them,” Jordan said. “And, two, in the mix of what that looks like, it’s OK to cry. It’s OK to shake your fist at God. It’s OK to navigate and do what you need to do, but doing nothing is not an option.”
He added:
“I want to be a part of this solution. Your life is worth more than what a stigma presents or what a taboo presents. I need you guys to get checked.”
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