{"id":172249,"date":"2025-06-03T11:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/dwight-eubanks-diagnosed-with-stage-4-prostate-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:51:23","slug":"dwight-eubanks-diagnosed-with-stage-4-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/dwight-eubanks-diagnosed-with-stage-4-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Eubanks Diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dwight Eubanks is in need of your thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star and famous hair stylist announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>After getting some bloodwork done in January and then a follow-up test in April, Eubanks told People Magazine that his doctors confirmed the diagnosis about two months ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-1024x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526897 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-960x844.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-1080x950.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044-1200x1055.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044.jpg 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-455289044.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dwight Eubanks attends a fashion charity benefit at Stage 48 on September 11, 2014 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chelsea Lauren\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked. I was angry,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dwight-eubanks-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-exclusive-11746180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eubanks told this outlet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just emotionally a wreck. When you hear the word cancer, you freak out. I\u2019m human. Society has told us that cancer was just devastating and, you know, you just have days to live. So of course I freaked out and I think I\u2019m still freaked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 30 years ago, Eubanks\u2019 grandfather passed away from his same disease.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. <\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Black men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than White men.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526898 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-187711854-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dwight Eubanks attends the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 25th Awards Gala on November 11, 2013 in Washington City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paul Morigi\/Getty Images for Thurgood Marshall College Fund)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eubanks appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a friend of series star NeNe Leakes, sharing numerous scenes with cast members such as Shere\u00e9 Whitfield and Kim Zolciak. <\/p>\n<p>In the years since his his program exit and falling out with Leakes, Eubanks opened and now operates the Purple Door Salon in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>He has appeared on several seasons of Bravo\u2019s Married to Medicine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-1469x2048.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-689x960.jpg 689w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-775x1080.jpg 775w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-861x1200.jpg 861w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-scaled.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526899 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-1469x2048.jpg 1469w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-689x960.jpg 689w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-775x1080.jpg 775w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-861x1200.jpg 861w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-scaled.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-96580518-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dwight Eubanks attends Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park on February 11, 2010 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Katy Winn\/Getty Images for IMG)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eubanks was also diagnosed with HIV the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>He told People he is still working with his doctors on a treatment plan that will best suit him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel good,\u201d Eubanks emphasized. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 64, that\u2019s young to me\u2026We\u2019re all going to go through something. But when we reach those bridges, you have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and carry on. Because life really is a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/dwight-eubanks-diagnosed-with-stage-4-prostate-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Dwight Eubanks is in need of your thoughts and prayers. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star and famous hair stylist announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. After getting some bloodwork done in January and then a follow-up test in April, Eubanks told People [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-172249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}