The prostate
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kwaku amexo
Jan 14, 2017, 5:36:37 AM1/14/17
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Hello family,
I am blessed to have attended Mawuli and met a lot of wonderful people. I would like to discuss something personal but not unique to me. The reason of sharing this is to help those who may have early signs to seek help. This topic concerns men but most of our women have spouses, brothers, fathers that may benefit from the topic. I must apologize first to those who would see the information as inappropriate. secondly i will apologize to blessed memory Babe and Mrs hazel for me not commanding the queen’s language good enough to express myself.
Now to the point- I have a big PROSTATE, a condition called BPH or benign prostate hyperplasia . Normal size is like walnut and I have 4 times bigger than normal size. Fortunately I had biopsy from 12 different parts of the gland and they all came back negative. No cancer.
Though I don’t have prostate cancer I want to take this opportunity to talk about it. A close friend of mine 2 years older than me just got diagnosed with prostate cancer. Efo Mawugbe and Godwin Annan passed at their primes from prostate cancer. in 21st century most cancers diagnosed early can be cured. having knowledge about prostate cancer and screening will benefit us.
Risks- major ones
Age
Race( Africans, African Americans)
Geography (more in Caribbean, Australia,Central and South America
Family history-Men with close family members (father or brother) who have had prostate cancer are more likely to get it themselves especially if their relatives were young when they got it
Diet- men who eat a lot of red meat or high fat dairy products seem to have a greater chance of getting prostate cancer
how screening is done
DRE- digital rectal examination of prostate
PSA- Prostate Specific Antigen
Will discuss the symptoms and management of BPH another time.
Open to questions via email or phone call.
More information can be obtained from www.cancer.org website .
I am blessed to have attended Mawuli and met a lot of wonderful people. I would like to discuss something personal but not unique to me. The reason of sharing this is to help those who may have early signs to seek help. This topic concerns men but most of our women have spouses, brothers, fathers that may benefit from the topic. I must apologize first to those who would see the information as inappropriate. secondly i will apologize to blessed memory Babe and Mrs hazel for me not commanding the queen’s language good enough to express myself.
Now to the point- I have a big PROSTATE, a condition called BPH or benign prostate hyperplasia . Normal size is like walnut and I have 4 times bigger than normal size. Fortunately I had biopsy from 12 different parts of the gland and they all came back negative. No cancer.
Though I don’t have prostate cancer I want to take this opportunity to talk about it. A close friend of mine 2 years older than me just got diagnosed with prostate cancer. Efo Mawugbe and Godwin Annan passed at their primes from prostate cancer. in 21st century most cancers diagnosed early can be cured. having knowledge about prostate cancer and screening will benefit us.
Risks- major ones
Age
Race( Africans, African Americans)
Geography (more in Caribbean, Australia,Central and South America
Family history-Men with close family members (father or brother) who have had prostate cancer are more likely to get it themselves especially if their relatives were young when they got it
Diet- men who eat a lot of red meat or high fat dairy products seem to have a greater chance of getting prostate cancer
how screening is done
DRE- digital rectal examination of prostate
PSA- Prostate Specific Antigen
Will discuss the symptoms and management of BPH another time.
Open to questions via email or phone call.
More information can be obtained from www.cancer.org website .
fianyo-adovor gordon korku
Jan 14, 2017, 5:50:40 AM1/14/17
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Efo Kwaku, I thank you for this piece, I will like to wait to hear about the symptoms and management. But what I will like to know is if you can just visit the hospital to have you checked even if you don't know what a prostrate is, or if you have symptoms or not.
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godwin akpa
Jan 20, 2017, 8:20:43 AM1/20/17
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Hello Joseph,
Thank you for sharing this useful information. I have also been diagnosed of a slight enlargement which is being monitored periodically. I have so far been assured there are no malignant cells. However, I will be grateful for any further advice.
I pray for your quick recovery.
Warmest regards,
Godwin.
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