The thoughts of fans of RHONJ are with Margaret Joseph and her husband right now after it was revealed he has prostate cancer. Joe Benigno recently sought to reassure fans of his current condition.
Margaret Josephs received a devastating blow during the filming for season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Viewers learned alongside her in episode 8 that her husband, Joe Benigno, had prostate cancer. While the pair have taken a lot of “blows” over the last-year and a half, they are standing be each other’s side and getting through this difficult time. Margaret has shared a recent update with regards to her husband’s current health situation.
Margaret’s husband decides not to have surgery
During the August 29 episode of the podcast Taste of Taylor, Margaret shared of her husband’s diagnosis: “He’s OK.”
The 57-year-old relieved fans by letting them know her husband has been for “three opinions” about what the next best course of action would be against his tumor. Benigno has ultimately decided not to undergo surgery and have his tumor removed.
Margaret explained: “A lot of people are like, ‘Just get it out,’ [but] the treatment’s much worse. If you get it out, you do have other issues.”
“It is extremely curable but with a lot of side effects.” The New Jersey resident added.
It seems her hubby’s tumor is benign as it “has not changed at all” in size since it was discovered.
With reference to where her hubby’s health stands today, Margaret said: “It’s very stagnant, not changing.”
“They said it might not grow for 10 years so they just check him every few months.” The Bravo star added, which must be a great relief for friends and family.
Joe Benigno’s prostate cancer diagnosis
During season 14, episode 8 of RHONJ, Margaret revealed that her husband’s bloodwork had come back with some unexpectedly upsetting results.
“I’m so frazzled because Joe had routine blood work, and we just got a call from the doctor and they said, ‘Joe, your PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] jumped high,’” she explained during the episode.
“I freaked out because men his age can have prostate cancer really easily. We ran right to the urologist. They gave him all the tests. He had to be probed. We’re going to get the results this week.”
As viewers painfully watched on, Joe went to do a urine test. While the results only showed-up “slightly abnormal” he continued to get further testing with an MRI. Following this he learned he did have cancer.
“He actually does have prostate cancer, and they’re just doing active surveillance right now [and] not treating it,” Margaret told BravoTV.com. “He and I are both very strong and he is a very strong man with it.”
In the US, contact Cancer Care at 800‑813‑HOPE (4673) or visit this link. You can also call the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-234 or visit their website.
In the UK you can call Breast Cancer Now free on 0808 800 6000 or visit Cancer Research UK , or Macmillan Cancer Support.
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