Mr. Llewellyn Fambles

Llewellyn “Llew” Fambles was diagnosed in February 2019 with prostate cancer. At the time, it was slow-moving and slow-growing. Llew is a retired IT executive who grew up in the East Texas towns of Big Sandy and Longview. Three of his four living maternal uncles have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, as has his brother and four of his male cousins. Llew also underwent robotic radical surgery on September 6, 2023.

It has been a learning journey for him, even though there is such a deep history of prostate cancer in his family. He is hoping to understand why the African American male population is so disproportionately affected by prostate cancer. Is there something about the behavior, the diet, or the environment that impacts African American men so differently? He is divorced, the father of two children, and loves to travel. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and Prairie View A&M University.