National Prostate Awareness Month is September

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Virginia Urology is dedicated to promoting prostate cancer awareness. Because we are finding prostate cancer in younger men, the new recommendation is when a man turns forty he should have a discussion with his doctor to acces  his risk of developing prostate cancer. Men with a family history or African American men should begin check-ups at age 40, others can begin at 50.  Please encourage all the men you know to be checked.  Ladies, when you schedule your annual mammogram, you can use that as a reminder for your husband to schedule his annual prostate exam as well!

Did you know:

• Every 14.6 hours in Virginia a man dies of prostate cancer.
• Virginia’s prostate cancer mortality rate is 8th HIGHEST in the nation.  
• Prostate cancer affects 1 in 6 men.
• 5,330 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in Virginia this year.
• African-American men are at greater risk and have the highest rate of prostate cancer in Virginia.