Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer can often be found early by testing the amount of prostate-specific antigen in your blood. Another way prostate cancer is found early is when the doctor performs a rectal exam. Because your prostate gland is just in front of your rectum, the doctor can feel if there is any abnormal hardness in your prostate. These often indicate that there is a cancer. If you have had yearly exam your cancer will probably been …

…early age, should begin testing at age 45. <Tab/>Health care professionals should give men the opportunity to openly discuss the benefits and risks of testing at annual checkups. <Tab/>The American Cancer Society, the American Urological Association, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network believe that prostate cancer testing can save lives. These organizations recommend that health care professionals offer men 50 years or older the option of testing.