Facts on Prostate Cancer

This section presents facts on prostate cancer. Included are the most important facts and the top 10 prostate cancer facts. Included is information on what to do with this information.

Prostate Cancer Facts

The effectiveness of prostate cancer diagnosis is controversial.

The effectiveness of treatments of prostate cancer are controversial.

Treatments of prostate cancer are controversial.

Prostate cancer is more aggressive in black skinned men than in caucasians.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after lung cancer.

The greatest risk of developing prostate cancer starts after age 50.

Most prostate cancer diagnosis's are in men over 65.

December 2007, Dan Fogelberg died at 56 after fighting prostate cancer since 2004.

His doctors indicated that had the diagnosis been made sooner, he would be alive today.

One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

One in 35 men will die of prostate cancer. (American Cancer Society)

When prostate cancer is most curable, there are usually no symptoms.

Men who are 50 years old (and have a 10 year life expectancy) should start testing for prostate cancer. (The American Cancer Society)

In view of other facts, taking steps to prevent prostate cancer by the age of 40 would seem to be prudent.

If you have a father, brother or son with prostate cancer before age 65, testing should begin at age 40.

The PSA predicts prostate cancer early enough to treat cancer before it spreads.

The PSA blood test wrongly identifies too many healthy men (according to one study).

Men can get cancerous cells in the prostate that do not grow or grow so slowly they never cause any problems.

Prostate cancer can grow, spread and be fatal in some men.

Almost 50 men will be treated unnecessarily for every man whose life is saved by prostate treatments.

Prostate cancer treatment can result in incontinence and erection problems.

The PSA test cannot tell you if you have prostate cancer.

What to Do

Some with low PSA results have cancer. Others with high PSA results may not have cancer or it will be so slow growing that treatment is not needed.

Become an educated consumer.

Talk with your doctor about the test, what it means and your options.

Get a doctor who is passionate and focused and experienced in treating prostate cancer. Your doctor should be following evidence based medicine.

Start taking steps now to help improve your health so that you will not be one of the six who will be diagnosed of prostate cancer in their life.

It can be as simple as starting to eat a couple of Brazil nuts a day. Super charge your glutathione (and your ability to have an intimate life) with the diet and supplements that promote health.

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