McQueen, 55, is no stranger to the impacts of prostate cancer. His father passed away from the disease in 2006, which, in hindsight, McQueen believes played a pivotal role in his early detection. Reflecting on his father's death, McQueen remarked, "In some ways, you could say my dad saved my life because, unfortunately, he died of it."

Acclaimed director Steve McQueen shared both his prostate cancer diagnosis and fully clean bill of health on the same day. In a new interview with Deadline, the filmmaker revealed that he had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor two years ago,