Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist (prostate cancer)

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Jan 25, 2007, 1:00:08 AM1/25/07

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Phil Lesh born March 15, 1940
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Grateful Dead Phil Lesh: prostate cancer Hep C organ donor program

Oct 29th 2006

On the Phil Lesh and Friends website, musician and founding member of
Grateful Dead Lesh begins, "What do I have in common with Rudy
Giuliani, John Kerry, Bob Dole, Joe Torre, Nelson Mandela, Sean
Connery, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito of Japan, General
Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell, Quincy Jones, Roger Moore, Sydney
Poitier, and Robert De Niro?" Prostate cancer.

Lesh, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, will be undergoing
the da Vinci robotic surgical procedure in December to remove the
tumor. As a result of his prostate cancer diagnosis, he is urging all
men to have a periodic PSA screening for early detection of prostate
cancer.

In 1998, Lesh underwent a liver transplant as a result of chronic
Hepatitis C infection. He has become an active advocate for organ donor
programs and raising awareness for Hepatitis C. Lesh is expecting a
full recovery from prostate cancer because it was caught in its early
stage.