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Prostate of the union

Today, Explained

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Reluctance to discuss the prostate and the journey of a prostate cancer survivor

This chapter explores the reasons behind men's reluctance to discuss their prostate health, including fears associated with exams and discomfort. It also addresses questions about screening accuracy, hereditary factors, and the lack of awareness surrounding colon cancer.

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Speaker 1
I am calling in regards to the prostate. Tyler is calling in regards to the prostate because we asked you guys about something. Hi,
Speaker 3
my name is Paul. I'm from Colorado. I'm calling to comment about, I think the question was, why don't men want to talk
Speaker 1
about their prostate? In general, I
Speaker 3
think the fear comes from how the exam is conducted, you know, with somebody bending over and then the doctor having things back from the dairy air. Apparently, I don't know this myself, because I understand that prostate can be stimulated. I guess it's a good thing for the guy. I don't know personally. For me as a gay man, I think there's a lot of homophobia that's tied into that. Beyond some of this dairy air discomfort,
Speaker 1
you had some big questions about a cancer that kills 3% of men. How
Speaker 3
accurate is the prostate screening process? And does it pass on from one generation to the next? I'm calling not
Speaker 1
about prostate cancer, but unfortunately about colon cancer, which
Speaker 3
really affects
Speaker 1
the same region for guys and a lack of awareness and attention to that area. It was the most foreign conversation I've ever had. And the first one I had was when I was diagnosed with cancer after my colonoscopy. Okay, there is a lot here. And so we called a powered Walensky, who is himself a lot. I'm a
Speaker 2
writer based in Chicago. I'm the former medical editor of Chicago Sun-Times. And I've been a newspaper guy and a writer for over 50 years. And I'm also in grad school now for a master's in public health because I've sort of become dedicated to this issue because I was so pissed off by what I saw in the way that I was able to do it. And the way I was treated 13 years ago, I was diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer and came this close. My fingers are close together of having surgery that in the end, it turned out I didn't need. And it put me on a path that I never expected of creating support groups for men with low risk prostate cancer like I
Speaker 1
have.

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