Louis Gossett Jr. Fighting Prostate Cancer

Post by News Talk 216 in National on Feb 9, 2010 at 5:28 pm

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LOS ANGELES – Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in “An Officer and a Gentleman”, said on Tuesday he was fighting prostate cancer.

Gossett, 73, said his cancer was in its early stages and that he was going public to encourage African-Americans to seek early examinations and treatment for the disease.

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