Updated: 02/24/11 - It started with an irritation in his groin area, and eventually led to a diagnosis that would change his life forever. Country music star and Boyle County resident Eddie Montgomery lost his father to prostate cancer 17-years ago. Read More
Updated: 01/18/11 - WKYT anchor Sam Dick is recovering this afternoon following surgery to remove his prostate after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Read More
Updated: 12/13/10 - Sam Dick battles prostate cancer and urges awareness for early detection Read More
Posted: 11/22/10 - A country music star from central Kentucky says he is battling cancer. Read More
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*After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men
*About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime
*The prostate is about the size of a walnut & found below the bladder
*The prostate helps make some of the fluid (semen) that protects & nourishes the sperm
*Most of the time prostate cancer grows slowly
*Prostate cancer is more common in African-American men
*Men with close family members (father or brother) who have had prostate cancer are more likely to get it themselves
*PSA stands for Prostate-specific antigen, and is a substance made by the prostate gland
*The chance of having prostate cancer goes up as the PSA level goes up
*Early prostate cancer often causes no symptoms
