With Prostate Cancer, Waiting For Symptoms Is Not An Option

NEW YORK -- Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among American males, but when caught early, prostate cancer has a 90% cure rate. According to Dr. David Samadi, Chief, Division of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Urology, at Mount Sinai Medical Center, "The key to fighting prostate cancer is not to wait until there are warning signs, because by then it may be too late." The tendency of prostate cancer to grow without causing noticeable symptoms leads doctors to recommend that men over 50 get screened every year. However, Dr. Samadi recommends that anyone with a strong family history of the disease or other risk factors get screened at age 40. Routine screening for prostate canc...