Anchor Intro In this day and age

men are dying in

higher rates than
women in every single
ailment you can think
of. Howard University
NewsVision reporter
has more on how fear
can kill.
VO- Reporter According to
B-Roll of men at work the summary of health
statistics of adults,
12.1% of the male
population 18 years old
and older is in poor
health, and 18.0% of
the male population
under 65, do not have
health insurance.
These factors come
into account putting
men in jeopardy of
years of poor health or
an early
death.

SOT My grandfather died

Germaine Joseph from prosatate cancer
Howard University due to him fearing the
Medical Student. rectal exam. Thats the
one thing he never
went to go get any
preventative check
ups.
OS-Reporter Other than skin cancer,
prostate cancer is the
most common cancer
in American men. The
American Cancer
Societys estimates
that for prostate cancer
in the United States
there are about
180,890 new cases of
prostate cancer and
 about 26,120 deaths
from prostate cancer in
2016.

VO/SOT: Prevention is the key,

Bernadette Bennett the earlier you know
Howard University the better for you. Most
College of Medicine men especially the
African-American men,
they dont like going to
the doctor.
VO: Reporter Prostate exams are one
of the biggest fears
B- Roll of inside of men have when going
Oncology Resource to the doctor. A digital
Room at HUH Cancer rectal exam, this
Center. process involves the
doctor sticking his
finger up the rectum to
see if you have
an enlarged
prostate. A PSA test to
measure the levels of
prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) in
your blood. A higher
level of PSA may be a
sign of an
enlargement, infection,
or cancer of the
prostate.
On-Screen Internal Medicine Dr.
Gary Braedt, MD said
Statement by Internal The problem with the
Medicine Doctor PSA test is that it is
known to give off false
Dr. Gary Braedt positives and false
negatives, the test isnt
100 percent positive
that why I urge
patients to receive a
second opinion through
multiple test.
On-Screen Prostate cancer is the
second leading cause
of cancer death in
American men, behind
only lung cancer. About
1 man in 39 will die of
prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer
develops mainly in
older men. About 6
cases in 10 are
diagnosed in men aged
65 or older, and it is
rare before age 40. The
average age at the
time of diagnosis is
about 66.
Anchor Tag Thanks Devin, and for
more information visit
the American Cancer
Society Website
www.cancer.org