Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

 September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month

Whereas, In Ohio an estimated 9,530 new cases of prostate cancer and an estimated 1,370 deaths will occur; and

 

Whereas, Men with relatives – father, brother, son – with a history of prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease; and

 

Whereas, Veterans are 1.5 times more likely to get prostate cancer; and

 

Whereas, Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed cancer in American Men and the third leading cause of cancer death behind lung and colon cancer; and

 

Whereas, this year approximately 268,490 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States alone every year. And  roughly 34,500 die this year from the disease; and

 

Whereas, 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. African American men are at the highest risk for the disease with a rate of 1 in 6 men. African American men are 2.3 times more likely to die from the disease: and

 

Whereas, Education regarding prostate cancer and early detection strategies is critical to saving lives, preserving, and protecting our families; and

 

Whereas, all men are at risk for prostate cancer and we encourage the citizens of (City) to increase the importance of prostate screenings.