Dear Editor:

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and it is time to stand up against prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. This year alone, 313,780 men will be diagnosed with the disease, and 35,770 men will die of it.

The key is early detection, which will give a better outcome in fighting this disease. I know that only too well. I was diagnosed in January 2015. I was going to have knee surgery, but it was discovered my PSA was too high and with further tests I was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer. In further discussion with my urologist, it was decided that the prostate had to be removed, which did happen.

At that time I was 65 years old and went into remission. Now I am 76, and it was discovered six months

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