The organization thinks nearly 200,000 men nationwide will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, making it the most common form of cancer in men. Many of those deaths are preventable. The survival rate can be 100 percent if the prostate cancer is found early. Of course, some men don't want to confront the truth, even when they know something is wrong. However, early prostate cancer might not have any symptoms whatsoever.
Some men fear the treatments for prostate cancer, including surgery.
Incontinence or impotence are possible side effects. For some men, those outcomes would be emotionally traumatic. Still, I'd prefer to know what I'm up against. I want to be here for my wife and children as long as possible. I want to live.