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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

File photo dated June 21, 2003 of David Sanborn performs at The Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist and influential jazz musician, died on Sunday, May 12, of prostate cancer at age 78. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attending a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., the United States. Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-LLOYD AUSTIN

(240110) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attending a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., the United State. Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-LLOYD AUSTIN

(240110) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attending a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., the United State. Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-LLOYD AUSTIN

(240110) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attending a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., the United State. Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer

STORY: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin 2. various of aerial view of the Pentagon STORYLINE: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. The latest announcement came one day after the White House and the Pentagon both said that they would investigate why President Joe Biden and other high-ranking officials were not informed immediately about the defense secretary's hospitalization and left in the dark for several days. The cancer was discovered after a routine prostate screening, Walter Reed officials said. On Dec. 22, Austin underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure called prostatectomy to treat and cure prostate cancer. He was

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies

STORY: Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:23 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Silvio Berlusconi on the stage on September 22, 2022 STORYLINE: Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died Monday at the age of 86 at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, the press office of his political party Forza Italia confirmed. He was admitted to a hospital on Friday for scheduled health check-ups related to his chronic leukemia, according to the hospital. His death was immediately front-page news in Italy and beyond. An official with Forza Italia confirmed the news when contacted by Xinhua, though the official did not provide additional details. Berlusconi suffered from a serious case of COVID-19 in 2020, and had also overcome a heart surgery and prostate cancer. The billionaire media tycoon was a dominant figure in Italian politics for three decades. Berlusconi headed four separate Italian governments as prime minister between 1994

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Former Italian PM Berlusconi in intensive care

STORY: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in intensive care DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: MILAN, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital where Silvio Berlusconi under treatment 2. various of the exterior of the hospital STORYLINE: Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Milan hospital Wednesday, the Rome office of his political party Forza Italia has confirmed. News reports say he has severe cardiovascular problems, and has had ongoing health issues for several years. Il Giornale, a Milan daily newspaper owned by the Berlusconi family, said the leader had "difficulty breathing" but was in stable condition at San Raffaele Hospital. Meanwhile, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani said Berlusconi was "alert and speaking." Berlusconi suffered from a serious case of COVID-19 in 2020, and has also overcome heart surgery and prostate cancer. Forza Italia is a junior partner in the coalition supporting Italian Pri

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Japanese golfer Sugihara dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Teruo Sugihara speaks in an interview in June 2010. Sugihara, with a professional career lasting more than 50 years, died of prostate cancer on Dec. 28, 2011, at the age of 74.

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Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2006 shows novelist Junichi Watanabe during an interview at his office in Tokyo. Watanabe, known for love stories depicting extramarital affairs, died of prostate cancer on April 30, 2014, at his home in Tokyo, his family said May 5. He was 80.

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Novelist Junichi Watanabe dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2003 shows novelist Junichi Watanabe during an interview after being awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. Watanabe, known for love stories depicting extramarital affairs, died of prostate cancer on April 30, 2014, at his home in Tokyo, his family said May 5. He was 80.

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Shogi association chief dies

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows Japan Shogi Association Chairman Kunio Yonenaga, who died of prostate cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 18, 2012. He was 69.

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Actor, folk art researcher Shoichi Ozawa dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 1974 shows Shoichi Ozawa singing during a concert at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo. Ozawa, a Japanese character actor and folk art researcher, died of prostate cancer on Dec. 10, 2012, at the age of 83.

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Actor, folk art researcher Shoichi Ozawa dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shoichi Ozawa, a Japanese character actor and folk art researcher. Ozawa died of prostate cancer on Dec. 10, 2012, at the age of 83.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in an unknown location in February 1959 shows Wally Yonamine, then outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Researcher Saruya dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2004 shows Tokyo Women's Christian University professor emeritus Kaname Saruya, a Japanese expert on U.S. history, who died of prostate cancer at the age of 87 on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Comedian Hazama ready to restart global run-and-sail trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses for photos in front of San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2010, before leaving for Turkmenistan to restart his run-and-sail Earth Marathon. Hazama, 60, who suspended his marathon due to treatment for prostate cancer in San Francisco, will arrive in the central Asian country and decide on the details of his running schedule in accordance with his physical condition.

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Ex-convict who drew attention to plight of Koreans in Japan dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kwon Hui Ro (file photo), known as Kim Hui Ro in Japan where he was born and raised, died of prostate cancer in a hospital in Busan, South Korea, on March 26, 2010. He was 81. Kwon served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968 and whose case drew attention to the plight of Koreans in Japan.

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Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment.

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Emperor may have bone loss from cancer therapy: officials

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (file photo) has shown signs of bone-thinning osteoporosis due to hormone therapy for prostate cancer, Imperial Household Agency officials said Feb. 25. The emperor, 74, underwent prostate cancer surgery in January 2003.

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Blood tests indicate emperor may still have cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L) visit Mexican President Vicente Fox (2nd from R) and Mrs. Fox (L) at the state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 16. Recent blood tests suggest there is a ''slight'' possibility that the emperor may still have some cancerous tissue despite his prostate cancer surgery in January. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress take walk along Hayama coastal area

HAYAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito looks on at children talking with Empress Michiko in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 25. The couple arrived at the imperial villa in the town to stay there until March 4. The emperor returned to public duties Feb. 18 after a month of rest following prostate cancer surgery.

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(1)Karzai meets with the emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R), who resumed his public duties on Feb. 18 after a month of rest following prostate cancer surgery on Jan. 18, receives Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Imperial Palace on Feb. 21. Karzai arrived Feb. 20 to attend a one-day international conference on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) in Tokyo on Feb. 22.

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Chile's president meets crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) meets Chilean President Ricardo Lagos at the Imperial Palace on Feb. 13 on behalf of his father Emperor Akihito, who is recovering from prostate surgery. Lagos arrived in Japan the previous day on a four-day official visit. (Pool photo)

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(1)Emperor released from hospital after prostate surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), who underwent surgery for prostate cancer Jan. 18, greets doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Feb. 8 as he was discharged from the hospital. Empress Michiko (C) accompanied him. (Pool photo)

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(2)Emperor released from hospital after prostate surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), accompanied by Empress Michiko, leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital on Feb. 8 after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer Jan. 18. (Pool photo)

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(4)Winter Asian Games officially open in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito declares the fifth Winter Asian Games open during a ceremony to launch the eight-day event at Aoi-Mori Arena in Aomori City on Feb. 1. The crown prince attended the ceremony in place of Emperor Akihito, who is in hospital after a prostate cancer operation. (Pool photo)

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Emperor back to hospital after stay at home

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), temporarily released from the University of Tokyo Hospital Jan. 30 after a prostate cancer operation, returns to the hospital Jan. 31 with Empress Michiko.

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Emperor returns home for a day after prostate cancer surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), recovering from a prostate cancer operation, was temporarily released from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Jan. 30 and returned to his residence in the Imperial Palace with Empress Michiko (R) to spend the night.

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Emperor steadily recovering from prostate surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 20 after having been there with her husband Emperor Akihito since Jan. 16. The emperor, who entered the hospital Jan. 16 and underwent an operation Jan. 18 to remove a cancerous prostate, is steadily recovering and has started to stand and walk around.

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Japan's Diet convenes

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito attends the opening of Japan's parliament on Jan. 20 in place of Emperor Akihito, who is in hospital recovering from prostate cancer surgery.

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Emperor prostate surgery ends, no further cancer signs

TOKYO, Japan - Surgeons Tadaichi Kitamura (L) and Tado Kakizoe (C) speak at a news conference after their seven-member team successfully removed Emperor Akihito's cancerous prostate gland at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Jan. 18. They said there were no signs that the disease had spread.

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Emperor's prostate cancer surgery ends

TOKYO, Japan - A team of seven doctors ended a one-day procedure to remove Emperor Akihito's cancerous prostate gland at the University of Tokyo Hospital (in the background) on Jan. 18. The Imperial Household Agency said the 69-year-old emperor was put under general anesthetic for the operation, which involved removing the entire prostate gland.

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(3)Emperor Akihito hospitalized for cancer surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito arrives at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 16 for prostate cancer surgery. (Pool photo)

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(2)Emperor Akihito hospitalized for cancer surgery

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enters the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 16. The emperor will undergo prostate cancer surgery on Jan. 18.

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(1)Emperor Akihito hospitalized for cancer surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito, along with Empress Michiko, heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Jan. 16 for prostate cancer surgery.

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Film director Kinji Fukasaku dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku (file photo), known for works such as the ''War Without a Code'' yakuza movie series, died of prostate cancer Jan. 12 at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. He was 72.

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(2)Emperor receives New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet diplomats in Japan during New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1. Usually, the emperor receives greetings from diplomats by country, but this year greetings were conveyed by a representative to save time. The emperor will undergo an operation for prostate cancer later this month.

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(1)Emperor Akihito diagnosed with prostate cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito, seen with Empress Michiko in this photo taken on Dec. 23 on the occasion of his 69th birthday, was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will have an operation in mid-January to have the cancerous tissue removed, the Imperial Household Agency said on Dec. 28.

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Ex-premier Mori resumes activity

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who has successfully underwent a prostate cancer operation, addresses a gathering of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 25.

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Former Asahi Shimbun president dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoo Hirooka (in file photo), a former president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, died of prostate cancer Jan. 5 at a hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. He was 94. Joining the Asahi Shimbun in 1923, Hirooka progressed up the ranks from editorialist to managing director, and then served as president of the major daily from 1967 to 1977 and chairman from 1977 to 1980.

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Popular singer Haruo Minami dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows popular singer Haruo Minami who died of prostate cancer at a Tokyo hospital on April 14 at the age of 77. He was best known for singing such songs as ''Tokyo Gorin Ondo'' (Tokyo Olympics Chorus) and ''Sekai no Kunikara Konnichiwa'' (Good Afternoon From Countries in the World), the theme song of the world exposition in Osaka in 1970.

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)