BUFFALO, N.Y. — One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives, but you can increase your chances of beating it through early detection.
Thursday, Roswell Park is offering a complete prostate cancer screening where you will also have the chance to meet Sabres alumni and tour the KeyBank Center.
If you've been meaning to get screened for prostate cancer, why not do it Thursday at Roswell's Prostate Cancer Early Detection Event? It's from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., and not only includes a complete prostate cancer screening, but you can also check out the Vendor Village and take a tour of the KeyBank Center while meeting Sabres alumni.
"We take this away from the hospital atmosphere, into more of a, you know, like an arena, so adding a little bit of fun, if we can say that, to it, try to reduce the stress as much as we can," said Dr. Ahmed Aly, from Roswell.
Dr. Ahmed Aly, a urologist and Assistant Professor of Oncology at Roswell, explained what happens at the screening.
"The screening tools that we currently have include the physical examination, which is the digital rectal examination. Feeling whether the prostate feels normal or if there are any areas that might be a little suspicious. In addition to the prostate-specific antigen, the PSA test, and by the way PSA tests were actually discovered at Roswell Park," said Dr. Ahmed Aly.
If prostate cancer is suspected, you'd probably need a prostate MRI, then maybe a biopsy. Dr. Aly says biopsies are now targeted, which means they're better at detecting cancers that might need treatment.
"Earlier stage patients can be offered, depending on the risk, depending on what we find in the biopsy, can be offered just what we call active surveillance, just watching the cancer. And, this has been proven to be very safe in numerous studies," said Dr. Ahmed Aly.
He says events like the one on Thursday get people talking about prostate cancer, and if more people talk about it, more people might get screened.
"This group of men who will come for screening, you know, they will talk with their families, their friends, their community," said Dr. Ahmed Aly.
To learn more visit www.roswellpark.org