Opinion

The importance of routine PSA testing in combatting prostate cancer

Christi Nance

Submitted photo/Gameday Men's Health Chandler

OPINION — Prostate cancer often is called a “silent disease” because it rarely causes symptoms in its early, most treatable stages.

Unlike a broken bone or a bad cough, there's no obvious signal that tells a man that something is wrong. And by the time symptoms like difficulty urinating, blood in the urine and pain occur, the disease often has progressed.

This is exactly why routine screening is so valuable. It catches problems before your body starts sending warning signs.

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