Steve McQueen Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer But Is Now “Fully Recovered” Following Surgery
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen is revealing today that two years ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a procedure to remove the tumor.
Thankfully, the filmmaker is now “fully recovered and fully functional,” he tells Deadline https://t.co/qb7fFtBBqN
- Deadline (@DEADLINE) November 14, 2024
Filmmaker Steve McQueen is revealing today that two years ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a procedure to remove the tumor. Thankfully, he is now fully recovered and fully functional.
The surgery meant that the start of filming on his feature 'Blitz' was delayed for two weeks.
McQueen then returned to work without divulging to over two hundred cast and crew the reason for his absence. He kept his medical operation secret because he didn’t want his health issues to be a distraction to those working on the movie.
Before McQueen addressed attendees today in the House of Commons Terrace Pavilion, he agreed to break the deeply personal news in the hope that it will encourage others to take action as he did.
His father died of prostate cancer in 2006.
“I knew there could be a hereditary situation whereby I could develop prostate cancer. So I began having regular MRI scans and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) checks, plus I was tested all the time, of course, for films and whatnot.”
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