Bat For A Cure Campaign - Early Screening To Catch Prostate Cancer

About: Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer found in American men, second only to lung cancer.

Events: There will be approximately 256,000 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the United States(info. from 2003). About 33,000 men will die from prostate cancer this year.

Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. African-American men have a significant higher risk of the disease. African-American men are six times more likely to develop prostate cancer, and seven times more likely to die from it.

Our Beneficiary:The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test screens a man's PSA protein level.

Sponsors: A healthy prostate keeps a low PSA level, while a sick prostate elevates the PSA level. When an average man's PSA exceeds 4.0 nanograms per milliliter, further tests for prostate cancer, prostitis or benign prostate disease will be recommended.

News: Men at risk for prostate cancer include men 40 or older, men with a family history of the disease, older men, and African American men, who have a greater risk factor.

Board: Prostate cancer is one of the slowest growing cancers, so proper screening and early detention can mean a cure!

Contact Information: The website is www.erbatforthecure.org