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Prostate Exams
February 1, 2008 |
Millions of men simply keep quite when dealing with the
uncomfortable symptoms of
an enlarged prostate.
Dr. Steven Paletsky is a urologist with Lee Memorial Health System.
“It’s a weak urinary stream.
It’s getting up frequently at night time and difficulty in getting your stream started. But physicians say those symptoms do
not have to become a life-long problem. “An enlarged prostate is not something that
most men have to live with on a long term basis.
There are treatments out there that work really well,” says Dr. Paletsky.
He says regular check-ups are also critical in diagnosing and treating prostate
cancer especially for men 50 years of age and older.
Ron Ablanalp makes sure he gets regular prostate check-ups.
“The reason I started going to a urologist and checking into having a test
on the prostate gland is because I was old enough.
I’m a worry wart. I like to
know that everything is ok.” Regular
check-ups can
even help save your life, especially if you are at high risk of developing
prostate cancer. Dr. Paletsky says, “The patients that have the highest risk of having prostate cancer are those African
Americans or those patients that have a direct family relationship with prostate
cancer either their father or grandfather in particular.
There’s a genetic link between prostate cancer and family history that is
very strong.” Talk with your physician
or urologist about scheduling regular prostate check-ups or exams.
Prostate cancer is the second deadliest cancer for men in the United States. |
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