Men Tackling Prostate Cancer Together

It’s vital to note that prostate cancer tends to run in families. CANSA urges men with a family history of cancer to not only take responsibility for their own health, by going for prostate screening, but to also encourage other male relatives (and friends) to get checked.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men globally and the number one cancer affecting all South African men (National Cancer Registry 2017), with 1 in 17 men being at risk for diagnosis in their lifetime. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black African men.

Screening should start from the age of 45 years, but it should start from the age of 40 in black African men and in men who have a family history of prostate and / or breast cancer (also female) in a first-degree relative.

Prostate cancer is detectable with a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, available by appointment at CANSA Care Centres nationwide for R180.

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https://cansa.org.za/men-tackling-prostate-cancer-together/

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