by
Ryan Clement
I AM TOLD that most men will die with prostate cancer than from it. We all, I believe, are far more enlightened and educated about PC than, say, 10 years ago. However, sadly, I find that there are still two camps amongst us; those who know and have regular checks and those who know but simply do not care. This short blog is for the latter.
I am no expert on the subject but have had personal experiences of it. To put it crudely, if every male had to experience one cancer in their lives PC would probably be the one. Why? Because it is curable if caught early. AND, we should ALL be seeking to catch it early if we are of the 1 in 8 (12.5%) (some say 1 in 7 – 14%) of ALL men in the U.K. who will get PC. AND, 1 in 4 (25%) of black men will get it. These statistics are frightening!
However, there is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for not asking for/having regular checks, for example, of your PSA; if you have a family history of PC; or if you have or believe you have related symptoms. According to to NHS.U.K.:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62755001
Prostate cancer does not usually cause any symptoms until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis (urethra).
Symptoms of prostate cancer can include:
- needing to pee more frequently, often during the night
- needing to rush to the toilet
- difficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy)
- straining or taking a long time while peeing
- weak flow
- feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully
- blood in urine or blood in semen
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-cancer/symptoms/
There is simply NO excuse not to get checked regularly. You owe it to yourself, your family and your friends. Ignoring prostate cancer won’t beat it!
FINALLY, putting aside that I write about many topics other than just law, employment, HR etc, in case anyone is thinking what has PC to do with any of them, it has EVERYTHING to do with them. As will be seen in my next publication (out soon!), cancer is deemed a disability under the Equality Act 2010. In other words, a person with prostate cancer would not need to prove/satisfy the, “substantial and long-term adverse effect on [their] ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities,” parts of the disabled definition.
You know it makes sense!
Just do it!
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Ryan Clement
Ryan Clement 