Montell Jordan has revealed that his prostate cancer has returned.
During an appearance on TODAY, Jordan shared that follow-up scans detected cancer in his lymph nodes almost a year after his prostate was removed.
“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. My prostate was removed. There were clear margins,” he said.
“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,” Jordan continued.
Following a Prostate-Specific Antigen test in 2024, his cancer was first discovered. He had been monitoring his prostate with a decade’s worth of tests before his official diagnosis.
“I would go regularly to my doctor for screenings, and at that time — we’re talking over a decade ago — most prostate screenings were kind of taboo,” Jordan explained.”I would do that, and they were taking blood samples.”
“Because I was going and had a history of what my blood levels were like, that’s how they were able to detect it,” he said. His cancer was upgraded to stage 2 after a biopsy showed it was “aggressive.”
“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,” Jordan said.
To treat his cancer, the “This Is How We Do It” singer will undergo targeted radiation to treat the cancer in his lymph nodes. Also, he’ll take hormone blockers to stop the cancer’s growth.
“It is a seven-and-a-half week interruption of life to make sure that I have a longer life,” he shared.
Along with his treatments, Jordan has partnered with Zero Prostate Cancer to share his health journey in the documentary Sustain, which is set for release next year.
Now a pastor, Jordan is relying on his faith in God, his family, and the advice of his medical team.
“It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to shake your fist at God. It’s okay to navigate and do what you need to do, but doing nothing is not an option,” he said. “I never knew there was such a thing as being a two-time cancer survivor, so that’s the journey that I’m on right now.”