Actor Jack Klugman Lends His Voice to Oral Cancer Prevention
8/15/2004 Malibu, CA PR Newswire Three-time Emmy winner and cancer survivor, actor Jack Klugman couldn't speak for more than three years after his cancer treatments. Now that he has regained his voice, he's lending it to the Oral Cancer Foundation's effort to educate the public through television PSAs about the need for an annual screening to catch oral cancers in their early, most survivable stages. The public service announcements began airing September 15th, and will continue to air in several hundred markets in the US through the end of the year. Klugman, who is most famous for his television roles portraying compulsive slob Oscar Madison in "The Odd Couple," and medical examiner Quincy in "Quincy, M.E.," recently made his return to television with an appearance as a medical examiner on "Crossing Jordan" and in live theater to rave reviews in the production of "An Evening with Jack Klugman." Klugman returns to the stage again this month at the Falcon Theatre in "Golf With Alan Shepard," directed by Skip Greer; and in the spring will play a movie director in "The Value of Names," to be staged at New York's Queens Theatre in the Park. Klugman credits early detection for his survival of cancer and his subsequent return to stage and screen. "When I contacted Jack about doing the PSA for the Oral Cancer Foundation, he responded immediately," said Brian Hill, foundation executive director. "He said, 'I'm your perfect candidate--I'm here today only because my doctors found it and treated it [...]