It catches me off guard every time. Sitting in my office writing a letter when the radio in the background catches my attention with a news story about Brian C. McIntyre...a broadcast news person who died of prostate Cancer at the age of forty-two.
I stopped working for a few moments and thought about the, relatively, young life taken. The effect of his loss upon family and friends and the contributions Brian may have made now lost.
Would early detection have prevented Brian's death? I have no idea of the circumstances surrounding Brian's disease and treatment. But I do know this, for most, with early detection and treatment prostate cancer is curable...not just treatable...curable!
Forty-two is too young to die. DRE's and PSA tests are not infallible (far from it), but they're the best screening modalities currently available. Don't hesitate...I don't want to hear any more stories like Brian's.
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