Free test campaign for prostate cancer held

Bengaluru: As a part of International Men's Day, a free test campaign for prostate cancer and kidney screening was held at Regal hospital. Dr. Suri Raju, founder of Regal Hospital addressed the media during the event and said "Today highest number of men have cancer, diabetes, heart and kidney issues. This year especially men are under severe distress and stressful conditions as many lost their jobs due to Covid-19. Due to these issues' men are becoming ill and risking their health and family. They should focus on both their physical and mental health by attending regular health checkups and yoga and meditation etc."

Men focus on earning for family and children education but forget their health and do not take adequate care about their own mental and physical health. To focus on their health and self-care, International Men's Day is celebrated on November 19th every year.

"A study conducted in Mumbai revealed that prostate cancer patients who underwent surgery had a better survival rate (91%). These findings prove that while treatment may save a life or extend the number of survival years, awareness and prevention of the disease has become crucial in today's day and age," he said.

Prostate cancer is more prevalent in urban areas than rural areas. "Previously it was thought that prevalence of prostate cancer in India was far lower as compared to the western countries but with the increased migration of rural population to the urban areas, changing lifestyles and other factors are pushing up the cases. It usually affects men in the age group of 65+ years. However, recently there has been an increase in reports of cancer in younger men in the age group of 35-44 and 55-64 residing in metropolitan cities," added Dr Suri Raju.