Actor Ben Stiller was diagnosed with cancer on June 13, 2014, declared cancer-free on September 17 of that year, and is sharing his triumph as a way to encourage men to get tested early.

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He had no symptoms prior to his test, he notes.

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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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