\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tWhy Kim Kardashian Kept Her Recent Esophagus Surgery a Secret From Fans\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tGosselaar is keeping the details of his family member\u2019s diagnosis private, but he\u2019s speaking up about treatment options through a new partnership with AstraZeneca<\/a> to raise awareness of biomarker testing.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHaving seen people that I love navigate cancer, I thought it was important to join AstraZeneca in spreading the word about biomarker testing and guide people towards a more personalized treatment,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the National Cancer Institute<\/a>, biomarker testing looks for genes, proteins, and other features of a person\u2019s cancer that may help doctors choose a treatment. Even two people with the same type of cancer can have different biomarkers, which can affect how well certain treatments work. Testing can help identify options such as targeted therapies or immunotherapies, though it won\u2019t find a treatment match for everyone or guarantee that a matched treatment will work.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI thought it was important for people, in a time that our hearts break for these people, to understand that there\u2019s a direction they can go in, there\u2019s questions they can ask and open up these discussions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \n\tLearning more through the partnership has also made Gosselaar think about his own health. The father of four admitted that he \u201cthought I was immortal in my 20s\u201d and wishes he\u2019d taken better care of his body. He\u2019s tried plenty of wellness routines, from saunas to cold plunges, but these days, sleep is his priority<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThat is my number one and then I work off of there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a branch, if my sleep is good then I know my nutrition\u2019s gonna be good for the day. And then I know that I can perform at my best, both mentally and physically.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAt 52, he\u2019s thinking about what he wants to keep doing in the years ahead, too. \u201cOf course, I\u2019d love to live as long as possible. But for me, it\u2019s more of living a healthy life that allows me to still do the things that I\u2019ve been doing since I was a teenager,\u201d he added. \u201cI don\u2019t want my health to hold me back from living a great life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Kim](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\tWhy He\u2019s Talking About Biomarker Testing\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tThe Health Habit He\u2019s Prioritizing at Home\t<\/h2>\n