September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2019

Whereas, this year approximately 174,650  men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States alone every year – that’s one man every 3.2 minutes and roughly 31,620 die this year from the disease – which is one man every 18 minutes; and

Whereas, in Ohio an estimated 5,340 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and an estimated 1,130 deaths will occur in 2019; and

Whereas, Men with relatives – father, brother, son – with a history of prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease; 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, 1 in 9  men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. 1 in 6 African American men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime. Overall, African American men are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with—and 2.3 times more likely to die from—prostate cancer than white men.

Whereas, Education regarding prostate cancer and early detection strategies is critical to saving lives, preserving, and protecting our families. The economic and social burden of prostate cancer is huge. Prostate cancer is estimated to cost over $8 billion in direct medical expenditures; and

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