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Brad Garrett bends over for cancer awareness on TV

By April MacIntyre Sep 5, 2008, 0:37 GMT

Reality TV takes a probing look at cancer awareness, specifically Prostate cancer with the help of actor Brad Garrett. Brad Garrett - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Variety Honor Emmy Nominees at Spago in Beverly Hills on September 19, 2002 - Spago - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos

Brad Garrett - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Variety Honor Emmy Nominees at Spago in Beverly Hills on September 19, 2002 - Spago - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR PhotosTomorrow evening, the star of "Everybody Loves Raymond" will be the recipient of a prostate exam on live TV during the Sept. 5 multi-network broadcast of "Stand Up to Cancer."Garrett will receive a rectal prostate exam during the multi-network celebrity collaboration, "Stand Up For Cancer.""Well, how do you not play a part in something so crucial as the battle against cancer?" Garrett told ABCNews.com. "I was honored to be asked to participate, and a humorous skit about a prostate exam to heighten awareness and prevention was right up my alley. No pun intended."The exam involves a patient bending over and a doctor probing the rectum with a finger to feel for abnormalities in the prostate gland.The goal is to raise awareness about the exam among middle-aged men.

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