Early in September a message went out to all AMS employees, encouraging the men to ask their doctor for a prostate cancer screening. The message encouraged a PSA blood test. We join in that encouragement. Yes, please do it!!
September is designated as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as we do for Breast Cancer Awareness, we do for Prostate Cancer Awareness… these cancers take lives, and if diagnosed early, lives are saved.
Let’s Learn About It
Of course just the word ‘cancer’ brings up fear of illness and death, but as we know from experience, many cancers can be cured. There may be surgeries involved, and perhaps other treatments, but cancer can not only be survived, it can be cured!
Let’s begin with a quote from the American Association for Cancer Research [LINK] about screening.
“Screening options for prostate cancer, which include a digital rectal exam and a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), often catch the disease before it spreads. As a result, the five-year survival rate is 97.5%.”
That is definitely good news – very good news in fact! Next we visited the website of the American College of Surgeons [LINK]:
“Though prostate cancer may not receive as much media attention as breast cancer, it is nearly as common, affecting about 1 in 8 men in their lifetime.
“In 2024, about 299,010 men will be newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, more than any type of cancer aside from skin cancer, and about 35,250 men will die from prostate cancer—the most deaths from any cancer in men after lung and bronchus cancer.
“Receiving proper health screenings can be lifesaving. Unfortunately, research shows that men are less likely to visit their primary care doctor than women. A 2022 survey by the Cleveland Clinic revealed that more than half of men surveyed said they do not receive regular health screenings, and 77 percent of men did not know their complete family history regarding urological issues.”
Please Get the Screening – We LY
As readers can see from the previous quote, men are less likely to visit their primary care doctor and get the health screenings than women. For that reason alone we are going to double down and repeat the message to AMS employees, clients and friends… don’t avoid the screening. It could save your life.
Let’s just say to the men we value so highly… we are your Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Wives. We want you to get the tests as we do for breast cancer. AMS employees have some excellent health benefits, and AMS encourages employees to go ahead and use their sick time off for doctor visits and wellness checkups. So, no excuse!
We also did some searching online for the best resource material regarding prostate health, and we ended up at the Prostate Cancer Foundation. There is quite a lot of good information at this website, and we encourage a visit.
Message from the US President
We’ll conclude with the message that the Whitehouse posted regarding prostate cancer awareness [LINK]:
“Too many Americans know the grief of losing a father, son, brother, or friend to prostate cancer. Nearly 300,000 American men get diagnosed with this terrible disease and over 35,000 people lose their lives to it, making prostate cancer the second leading cause of cancer death for men. This National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we mourn all the courageous men we have tragically lost too soon to prostate cancer. We honor the extraordinary resilience of those currently living with and surviving this disease. And we thank the families who tirelessly support their loved ones every step of the way.”
Chances are we have cancer survivors in our midst at AMS and they (we) know well that this disease can be survived. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Before October comes around we want the men we love and appreciate to visit the doctor and get tested. Early awareness of the disease is vital to survival. Bottom line… we care about you – our employees, clients and friends – and we want you with us for a good long time!!
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