It is visiting City Hall to deliver free prostate cancer screenings as part of its nationwide effort to increase prostate cancer testing and awareness in men age 40 and over.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause, after lung cancer, of cancer deaths in men.
From my own experience, I can assure you that early intervention is the key to fighting this deadly disease. Statistics show that if the disease is detected early, and it is confined to the prostate, the chances of survival are extraordinarily high. For those who can't, I strongly urge men at risk of contracting prostate cancer to take this test from their own health care provider. Taking this test should be the highest priority for men at risk of getting the disease. In the weeks leading up to the race, WABC and Newstalk Radio 77 have been airing public service announcements to raise awareness about the disease.