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October 15, 2008
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Lee Willingham, left, with his wife Jeanineen, says early detection has been the key to treating his prostate cancer.
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Early detection a key to
beating prostate cancer
Over the next 12 months,
186,000 men in the United
States will be diagnosed
with prostate cancer.
Fortunately for those men,
when detected and treated
early, prostate cancer's
cure rate is better than 90
percent.
Trusting prostate cancer
detection to medical profes
sionals is a good way to go.
Screening is often quick
and easy, and the Prostate
Cancer Foundation (PCF)
recommends men over the
age of 50 get annual
screenings. But individuals
also bear the responsibility
to learn as much as they
can about prostate cancer,
particularly its risk factors
and potential symptoms.
Risk Factors
Prostate cancer is the
most common non-skin
cancer in America. One in
six men is affected by
prostate cancer, and sever
al variables increase a
man's risk for prostate
cancer.
* Age: While younger
men can be diagnosed with
prostate cancer, such cases
are more an aberration
than the norm. The rate of
prostate cancer in men
ages 40 to 59 is 1 in 38. For
men ages 60 to 69, the rate
increases to 1 in 15 men.
So the older a man gets,
the greater his chances for
being diagnosed with
prostate cancer. Of all the
prostate cancer cases in
America, 60 percent are
diagnosed in men over the
age of 65.
* Ethnicity: A man's eth
nicity can also be a risk
factor for prostate cancer.
While any man can be
diagnosed regardless of his
ethnicity, African-American
men are 61 percent more
likely to develop prostate
cancer than Caucasian
men. What's more, African
American men are 2.5
times as likely to die from
the disease.
* Family history: A man's
family history can also be a
risk factor for prostate can
cer. For instance, men with
a single first-degree rela
tive (father, brother, son)
with a history of prostate
cancer are twice as likely
to develop the disease
themselves. Men with two
such relatives are four
times as likely to be diag
nosed with prostate cancer.
When those relatives were
diagnosed can also
increase the risk. If affect
ed family members were
diagnosed at a young age,
such as before the age of
60, a man's risk of being
diagnosed himself increas
es.
* Additional factors:
Recent research has indi
cated that diet modifica
tion can decrease the risk
of prostate cancer, suggest
ing that social and envi
ronmental factors like diet
and lifestyle can impact a
man's likelihood of diagno
sis as well.
Symptoms
Part of what makes
prostate cancer screenings
so essential is that symp
toms rarely show them
selves in the earlier stages
of the disease. That means
a screening could be a
man's lone means of early
detection. However, some
men might experience
symptoms that indicate the
presence of prostate cancer.
Those symptoms can
include:
* a need to urinate fre
quently, especially at night
* difficulty starting or
stopping urination
* painful or burning uri
nation
* weak or interrupted
flow of urine
* difficulty having an
erection
* blood in urine or semen
* frequent pain or stiff
ness in hips, upper thighs
or the lower back
These symptoms can also
indicate the presence of
other diseases or disorders,
so if they persist or appear
after a recent prostate can
cer screening, consult a
physician to rule out other
ailments.
To learn more about
prostate cancer, visit the
PCF Web site at
www.prostatecancerfoun-
dation.org.
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