John Klingenstein
Well-known member
This is my NDR public service announcement post for this month.
I have had two very close and dear friends diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last week. The good news is that both were diagnosed early and the prognosis is good.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S. Every year about 185,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only one in 35 will die of it.
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that usually begins in the outer part of the prostate. In most men, the cancer grows very slowly. In fact, many men with the disease will never know they had the condition. Early prostate cancer is confined to the prostate gland itself, and the majority of patients with this type of cancer can live for many years with no problems.
Early detection is key. Please make a PSA test and Prostate exam a regular part of your yearly physical if you are over 50 or younger if you have a family history of cancer. Do not put it off.
We all need to take our health more seriously.....before it's too late
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I have had two very close and dear friends diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last week. The good news is that both were diagnosed early and the prognosis is good.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S. Every year about 185,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only one in 35 will die of it.
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that usually begins in the outer part of the prostate. In most men, the cancer grows very slowly. In fact, many men with the disease will never know they had the condition. Early prostate cancer is confined to the prostate gland itself, and the majority of patients with this type of cancer can live for many years with no problems.
Early detection is key. Please make a PSA test and Prostate exam a regular part of your yearly physical if you are over 50 or younger if you have a family history of cancer. Do not put it off.
We all need to take our health more seriously.....before it's too late
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