Prostate Cancer Screenings Should Increase
Prostate Cancer Screenings Should Increase
DNC Chair Debra Wasserman Shultz and others are encouraging more widespread prostate cancer screening.
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" Disappeared nearly a quarter of a million men will learn they have prostate cancer. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is encouraging women to tell them then they loved the facts."
" That every five minutes in this country two men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. One in every six men is at risk of getting prostate cancer and a lot."
" She cites a recent survey that finds 74%. Of women go to a doctor for routine care while only 57%. Of men do. I yearly PSA blood test and digital rectal exam helped doctor Stephens -- get an early diagnosis."
" About seven years ago the PSA took an unusual jump in as a result I had a biopsy. And unfortunately I had prostate cancer which is not uncommon I was the first in my and we that I know of."
" Treatments have drastically improved in the last decade with robotic surgery. New immunotherapy. Doctor Leonard to -- describes how radiation has become more targeted."
" There's been no advances in surgery there's been advances in the way we can focus. Radiation beams so that only the prostate is destroyed by the radiation being without any damage to the surrounding two issues."
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