Prostate Cancer Support Thunder Bay is giving you a reason to get an exam done.
As part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the organization says they will reimburse the cost of getting the test.
Past president Ed Long says the efforts this year are being dedicated to Bill Vantour, a past president and strong advocate of prostate health.
“Because of his work, many men did find that they had prostate cancer early, and that many lives were saved,” Long says.
Officials with Prostate Cancer Canada suggest anyone at risk for prostate cancer get the baseline Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test in their 40’s, rather than waiting until the age of 50.
“It doesn’t detect prostate cancer but it gives an idea if more testing is needed,” Long explains.
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Prostate Cancer Canada adds one out of every seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and eleven people die from the disease every day. It’s the most common cancer for those with a prostate, and the second-highest killer after lung cancer.
