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National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month which is a very common disease among men.
IT'S PROSTATE CANCER AWARNESS MONTH. DOCTORS SAY IT'S A VERY COMMON DISEASE AMONG MEN. ABOUT 25━ THOUSAND AMERICAN MEN GET DIAGOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER PER YEAR AND 3━ THOUSAND DIE YEARLY FROM THE DISEASE. DOCTORS RECOMMEND MEN GET SCREENED WHEN THEY ARE 55 AND STOP SCREENING AT AGE 70. PEOPLE WITH A HIGHER RISK FOR THE DISEASE SUCH as THOSE WITH FAMILY HISTORY OF THE CANCER SHOULD SCREEN AT AGE 40. “If we catch it early enough, it's very survivable. Cure rates are in the high 90s in patients who have cancer that has not spread.” DOCTORS SAY MOST PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS. DOCTORS ADD EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO FOR SURE WAY TO PREVENT THE DISEASE BECAUSE IT IS GENETIC ━ HAVING A LOW FAT DIET HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DECREASE THE
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