Do not mess around with prostate disease!!! Accept that if you have a prostate gland you need to be aware of the symptoms. If you are 40 or older, you need to work with your doctor to develop a life-long early warning plan that will find prostate problems and result in proper, prompt treatment if required.

The presence of prostate problems does not necessarily indicate the presence of prostate cancer. But only your doctor, with specialists, can make that determination. Visit this Prostate Disease Symptoms Checklist to learn about possible prostate disease indicators. Do not procrastinate. If you have one or more symptoms, see your doctor.

Following are links to three previously posted items that deal with the detection and treatment of prostate cancer:

Part One – “Testing for Prostate Cancer”

Part Two – “ You’ve Got Prostate Cancer”

Part Three – “Advanced Prostate Cancer” (or When Prostate Cancer Returns) 

You do not know if prostate cancer is in the cards for you. But if it is, and identified early, you will save yourself a lot of grief and possibly save your life.