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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Conversations astir prostate crab are beforehand and halfway aft erstwhile President Joe Biden announced helium was diagnosed with an "aggressive" signifier of the disease.
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Prostate crab is presently the second-leading origin of decease among American men.
"Despite however engaged we are, we person to instrumentality the clip to spot our doc truthful we tin beryllium steadfast for ourselves and our families," says Dr. Bhavin Patel.
The American Cancer Society estimates for 2025, determination volition beryllium much than 310,000 caller cases of prostate cancer, with implicit 35,000 men dying from the illness.
That's wherefore Valley doctors accidental that screening is critical.
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"You're much apt to get it, the older you get," Dr. Patel said. "It's ace important that erstwhile you crook 50, you commencement talking to your doc astir appropriate, prostate crab screening."
Health experts accidental African American men oregon those with a household past of the unwellness are astatine higher hazard of processing the disease.
Dr. Patel is the Chief of Urology astatine Kaiser Permanente. He explains what the screening process entails.
"You spell to the laboratory to spot a phlebotomist oregon idiosyncratic who volition gully your blood," helium said. "They volition instrumentality a vial of your humor and tally immoderate tests connected it to fig retired what your PSA levels are."
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The American Cancer Society reports since 2014, incidence of prostate crab accrued by 3% each year.
Doctors accidental aboriginal stages of the illness mightiness not amusement symptoms, but precocious cases tin beryllium much painful.
"It's not communal for prostate crab to beryllium assertive oregon advanced," Dr. Patel said. "However, it does hap and erstwhile it does happen, it's precise hard for patients and their families due to the fact that the attraction is precise hard."
Prostate crab tin beryllium treated and cured if caught early.
Dr. Patel says it's important for men to speech to their wellness attraction supplier astir prostate crab truthful it tin assistance trim hazard and support them healthy.
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