Former National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, 73, has revealed that he has prostate cancer.In a Washington Post piece, Collins explained that years ago, "My doctor had noted a slow rise in my PSA, the blood test for prostate-specific antigen." "At first, there wasn’t much to worry about — targeted biopsies identified a slow-growing grade of prostate cancer that doesn't require treatment and can be tracked via regular checkups," he explained, noting that "things took a turn... Read this story
