Routine doctor's visit leads to cancer diagnosis

A regular checkup for this grandfather and former millwright led to a life-changing decision.

'Grandpa Ed' and his grandson (who you might recognize) share his journey with you.

WITH A PLAN.(35-40)(41-45)IF THERE’S A MAN IN YOUR LIFETHAT YOU LOVE*Zooms In*AND NOT JUST IN THAT KIND OFWAYA DAD..A GRANDPAA FRIENDACO-WORKERNOW COULD BE TIME TO HAVE "THETALK".*Zooms In*YA.

I SAID IT.THE TOPICTHEIR PROSTATE.AND NEWS FLASH.

IT’S KIND OFUNCOMFORTABLE.SOI WENT LOOKING FOR SOMEONEWHO WOULDN’T HOLD BACK.AND I FOUND HIM.SOTSA: "Do you have any questionsfor me?"GE: "You married?"THIS IS RAYMOND MONG.ALSO KNOWN ASGRANDPA ED.SA: "Grandpa Edyou aretrouble!"GE: "I know.

I been in troubleall my life""He says what he thinks and hekinda lets you know"."He’s never met a stranger."AND *NOT A STRANGER TO YOURTVONE OF GRANDPA ED’S 11GRANDCHILDRENFOX 4 MORNING METEOROLOGISTTRENT ARIC..WHO DESCRIBES THERETIRED 86-YEAR-OLD ENGINEER AS"a loving guy and just somebodywho’s full of life at his age."A GIFTTRENT SAYS.CONSIDERING THE NEWS THEIRFAMILY RECEIVED A LITTLE OVERTEN YEARS AGO."I was kinda shocked."AFTER A NORMAL, ANNUAL PHYSICALAND BLOOD TEST GRANDPA ED’SDOCTOR NOTICED AN ELEVATEDP-S-A.

THAT STANDS FOR PROSTATESPECIFIC ANTIGEN.

HE WAS SENT TOA UROLOGIST.Raymond "Grandpa Ed" Mong,Survivor"He checked me out and I didhave prostate cancer."EXPERTS DESCRIBE THE PROSTATE ASA SMALL, RUBBERY GLAND THAT’STHE SIZE OF A PING-PONG BALL.

ITSITS UNDER THE BLADDER AND INFRONT OF THE RECTUM.PROSTATE *CANCER OCCURS WHEN ANORMAL PROSTATE CELL’S ALTERANDSTARTS GROWING IN ANUNCONTROLLED WAY.THE PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATIONSAYS THERE USUALLY AREN’T ANYEARLY WARNING SIGNSBUT IN RAREAND ADVANCED STATESSYMPTOMSLIKE FREQUENT URINATION ANDBLOOD IN THE URINE OR SEMEN CANOCCUR.DOCTORS GAVE GRANDPA ED TWOOPTIONS: CHEMOTHERAPY OR SURGERYTO REMOVE HIS PROSTATE.

FORHIMAN EASY DECISIONCONSIDERINGHIS DADWHO ALSO HAD PROSTATECANCERSET A PRETTY HIGH BAR,"My Daddy lived to be a 100andI wanted to out live him."HE CHOSE THE SURGERY WITH NOSIGN OF CANCER SINCE.TRENT SAYS HIS GRANDPA’SDIAGNOSISA WAKE UP CALL."My dad and I have to sit up andpay atttention because the statsare that it runs in the family".AN AWARENESSHE HOPES TO PASSONTO THE FUTURE GENERATION."This is something that’s soeasy to catch and there aretreatmentsand now for mepersonallyit’s my sonyou knowprotecting the futuregenerations."AND FOR GRANDPA EDA MESSAGEFOREVERYONE."You gotta take care of thisbodyyou only got one."SO MAYBE YOU’RE LIKE GRANDPA EDAND TRENT.YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OFPROSTATE CANCER.THE FOUNDATION RECOMMENDSTALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUTSCREENING AT AGE 40.

THAT’S THESAME FOR THOSE WITH A HISTORY OFBREAST, COLON, OVARIAN ORPANCREATIC CANCERAND IF YOU’REA BLACK MAN SINCE AFRICANAMERICAN MEN ARE 75 PERCENT MORELIKELY TO DEVELOP PROSTATECANCER THAN WHITE MENAND MORETHAN *TWICE AS LIKELY TO *DIEFROM THE DISEASE.

THE SCREENINGAGE FOR THOSE WITH NO HISTORYAND ARE NOT BLACKIS 45.SO GO AHEAD.

HAVE " THE TALK".REMEMBER EARLY DETECTION’SIMPORTANT.

THE PROSTATE CANCFOUNDATION SAYS 99 PERCENT OFALL PROSTATE CANCER IS TREATABLEIF DETECTED EARLY.

SAF4IYCGRANDPA ED HAD SURGERY MORE THAN10 YEARS AGO.

SINCE THENWE’VESEEN NEW AND EVEN NON-INVASIVETREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER.WE’LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSEWAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OFSEPTEMBER.

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