{"p":{"4199246002":{"r":0,"s":1,"e":1,"w":4000,"h":2667,"u":"/gcdn/presto/2019/11/15/USAT/de04952f-c313-4f91-96ef-47139d38e0f9-GTY_1187742122.JPG"},"11725188002":{"r":2,"s":3,"e":1,"w":3394,"h":2263,"u":"/gcdn/presto/2023/04/23/USAT/1e043a4e-3452-47cc-b8af-a4cd4341b08e-AP_Monaco_Monte_Carlo_Television_Festival.JPG"}},"e":["Emma McIntyre, Getty Images","Celebrities such as Selma Blair, Jada Pinkett Smith, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have embraced speaking out about ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same.
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\nActor Edward James Olmos spoke publicly for the first time about his throat cancer diagnosis. During a May 2023 podcast episode of "Mando & Friends," the actor said it "would be the first time publicly I'll be coming out and saying it, but I had throat cancer." He detailed his final round of radiation that took place last year and said he "just finished getting through it."
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\n"December 20 was my…","Lionel Cironneau, AP",""Young and the Restless" alum Eric Braeden was diagnosed with cancer after experiencing problems with his prostate. The actor experienced symptoms ranging from frequent urination to none at all, he shared in a 13-minute video posted to Facebook on April 21.
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\nBraeden had a UroLift procedure in the hopes of relieving pressure from his urethra. The problems were not alleviated so he decided on getting a second opinion and doctors found "low-grade cancer cells" near his bladder that were removed. A biopsy also found "high-grade cancer cells," which the actor is undergoing…"],"i":["4199246002","11725188002","11038262002","2868236002","8300669001","1453406002","8166650001","10437051002","7187399001","7859905001","10168337002","4750095002","10047407002","2802168002","2279972001","1938452001","7632564001","7604098001","2716948002","2125520001","6747551001","7017374001","7316850001","2081551001","7062125001","4571569002","5753915002","2490139002","109806120","8652877002","8918287002","6157607002","36199149","2099534001","5659623001","4897458002","6649503002","5509425001","3297373001","7721059002","4065134001","3884797001","2679595","5088781001","108819694","4725282001","1469206001","4347041001","114872672","5505435002","3434821001","2301275001","6011756002","4474384002","5987250002","5677045002","5552493002","4750097002","4961035002","5169586002","5475976002","111459912","16089807","4585915002","4973972002","4901457002","2601422001","4128278002","2325647001","3880409002","2425220001","3507531002","4750103002","3362334002","4750106002","3220095002","4750105002","2388973002","4750100002","2545974002","3018100002","4750107002","2052966002","4750096002","4750099002","4750101002"],"s":"life","ss":"life:people","t":"life:people","st":"life:people","cc":"entertainment:celebrity","n":"Edward James Olmos, Nick Cannon, more stars voicing health struggles","pd":"2019-04-04T22:32:58Z"}