Kristin Jordan; Craig Obrist
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Montell Jordan was diagnosed with prostate cancer twice in the past two years
After undergoing a radical prostatectomy and radiation, the R&B singer reveals he is now cancer-free
He and his wife Kristin open up to PEOPLE about overcoming the difficult journey and how they're prioritizing their health and marriage moving forward
Montell Jordanis officially cancer-free.
The"This Is How We Do It"singer, 57, and his wife Kristin Jordan recently spoke to PEOPLE about overcoming his second bout with prostate cancer and their hope for the future as they prioritize their health and marriage.
Montell was diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer in early 2024 following a routine Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test. Shortly after, he successfully underwent a radical prostatectomy.
However, nearly a year later, follow-up scans detected cancer had returned in his lymph nodes. This time it was an "aggressive" stage 2 prostate cancer. The R&B singer underwent radiation treatment and got the news that he was cancer-free in December 2025.
"Christmas Day we found out that we are undetected, cancer-free," Montell tells PEOPLE. "We're finally at an all-clear and I feel fantastic."
Kristin Jordan
"Following the roller coaster ride of becoming a two-time cancer survivor, standing in my home on Christmas Day, surrounded by my kids and my grandkids, to get the call on that morning was surreal," he says. "It's almost like it's still unbelievable that we're at this place right now, but we're just super, super grateful."
"The best Christmas ever," Kristin adds.
Montell admits that despite having his cancer return once, he has no fears of any recurrence moving forward. That's in part, because he's made lifestyle changes to maintain his health.
The Grammy-nominated artist has cut sugar and dairy from his diet and maintained regular exercise, all of which Kristin says she's also implementing in her life in support of her husband.
"Everything that we do, we have to do in tandem and in unison in order for it to last," she says. "We better take care of these temples that we have because we only get one, right? So for us, those lifestyle changes helped in our journey, but they will help limit us from having other sickness or other issues further down the line."
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Craig Obrist
Montell says he's had almost 32 years of that kind of support from his wife, who he married in 1994.
"When you have a disease, you feel like if you share that with someone, then they kind of also carry the disease. And I never wanted her to carry cancer," he explains. "But what I learned in the process is that from her support, she didn't have to carry cancer, but she could help carry me. She supported me and carried me."
"I think that's part of a fight, right? That you don't do it solo," Kristin says. "Solo pilots crash and burn. The teams that win are the ones that do it together … When we face our mortality, we have a clearer picture and vision of how important our loved ones are."
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Craig Obrist
Montell and Kristin tell PEOPLE that his cancer journey has strengthened their relationship in many ways. And it's why they now want to share their expertise in honor ofNational Marriage Week, which runs from Feb. 7-14.
"We want to be resources to the world," Montell says. "We love allowing the journey we've been on to be a public display of God's goodness and of us applying the tools that we've learned along the way to having a great happily forever after that's not just for us, but we wanna share that information with the rest of the world so that they can help preserve their family legacy as well."
Additionally, the couple notes that Montell's entire prostate cancer journey will be featured in his upcoming documentary,Sustain. He hopes the close-up look at the past two years of his life will encourage others to prioritize early detection.
"We are not only looking to help preserve family legacy during National Marriage Week, but we're also trying to help save lives," Montell says. "Early detection saves lives. That was the thing that we kind of hang our hat on, that this journey isn't really even about us. I believe if God can get it through us, he'll get it to us. And so the fight came to us so that we can help save other men's lives by making them aware."
"Right. It's not about us," Kristin adds. "It's really about how many people that we can share with and help."
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