This post is sponsored by Prolaris and Myriad Genetics via Global Influence.
It’s time to get serious and talk about prostate cancer. A little over 4 years ago my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and luckily for us…it was caught early and treatment was successful. However, that is not always the case for everyone.
As with any type of cancer, early detection is the key. All men are at risk for developing prostate cancer and it’s vital that they get regular check-ups from a licensed physician.
Did you know? 1.2 million biopsies a year lead to 240,000 prostate cancer diagnoses and 30,000 deaths. Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer related death in the United States. Wow. That is really frightening to read statistics like that!
There are things that you can do to find out your genetic risk and to help diagnose prostate cancer early.
Prolaris is a genetic test for prostate cancer from Myriad Genetics Laboratories that combines traditional risk factors with molecular assessment. Prolaris is the only test that measures how fast prostate cancer cells are dividing. The information obtained from this test greatly impacts the treatment choices that someone diagnosed with Prostate cancer would choose. You can learn more about Prolaris by visiting their website.
You can learn more by viewing the video below:
Sweepstakes: The $1000 for you, $1000 for him sweepstakes is very easy to enter and you will get some valuable information about prostate cancer that can help save your life or that of a loved one. To enter the sweepstakes you will want to enter your email and the email of a man that you care about to receive a series of 3 emails about Prostate Cancer. Your email addresses are safe, they won’t be shared and you will ONLY get 3 emails!
In my dad’s case we were really lucky that his prostate cancer was detected early. Once diagnosed he had surgery and then underwent medical treatment for 3 months. He is now clear but gets regular check-ups with his doctor every 4 months so they can continue to monitor his progress.
Please take the time today to educate yourself on prostate cancer, genetic testing and please enter the sweepstakes above.
Do you know someone who had/has prostate cancer? Got any tips or stories to share with us? We would love to hear them!
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Prolaris and Myriad Genetics via Global Influence.