Thursday, October 2, 2008

Do the math

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting 1 in 6 men. The older you are, the more likely you are to be diagnosed with prostate cancer:
Under 401 in 10,000
40 to 591 in 38
60 to 691 in 15
Life time1 in 6

While more than 65% of all prostate cancers are diagnosed in men over the age of 65, the 40 to 59 category should be of note to all. Do not wait until you're 50 to get your PSA tested. At a minimum, start at 40.

1 comment:

Harry said...

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2001, had surgery in December 2001 and got a clean PSA until November 2004. The cancer returned to the prostate bed and I started hormonal and radiation treatments. All my PSA tests since then have been "undetectable".

GET YOUR PSA TESTED ANNUALLY.

Harry