Stop putting off prostate exam

Don't be a baby. Take the PSA test. Don't play Russian roulette with your future when you could live a long life.

I got the test. Thank God.

Two years ago, my high PSA results led to a biopsy that confirmed I had prostate cancer. I had surgery, and the cancer was successfully removed.

I was apprehensive and fearful during the process, but I was able to move forward by educating myself and trusting my doctor.

But most important, if I hadn't listened to the warning signs, the cancer might well have spread, and I might not have lived to be 60.

My PSA test, biopsy and surgery were not so much painful as uncomfortable. But the discomfort was only …