Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo Tackles Prostate Cancer
(NAPSI)-Superstar quarterback Tony Romo found himself in new territory when he learned that his father was battling cancer. Ramiro Romo had shown no signs or symptoms of the disease when a screening exam revealed he had prostate cancer. The experience shocked and scared his entire family.
Thankfully, the elder Romo's cancer was caught early. Now, Tony and his dad have teamed up with the Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC) to urge men to get a prostate cancer screening as part of the national "Tackle Prostate Cancer" program. The Tackle Prostate Cancer program, which includes support from 13 teams around the country, hopes to encourage more than 100,000 men to be screened for prostate cancer over the course of the season.
"Prostate cancer was something we didn't have a lot of knowledge about," says Romo. "We were lucky that Dad found it early and really wanted to spread the word about the importance of screening so that others would have the same advantages."
Nearly 200,000 men will go through a similar experience this year when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The disease remains the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men, with more than 27,000 expected to die from it this year. When detected early, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent.
While prostate cancer is often treatable when detected early, there are frequently no warning signs or symptoms in its earliest stages-making early detection and screening crucial for saving lives. For this reason, PCEC and the Romos want men to "Choose to Know-and Know to Choose." This means they should choose to know their PSA values, just as they would their cholesterol and know that there are many choices and variables in determining if they need a biopsy or treatment.
"It is as simple as this-screening saves lives," said E. David Crawford, M.D., head of the Urologic Oncology Department at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and founder and chairman of PCEC. "We recommend that all men get a baseline prostate health assessment at 35 years of age and work with their doctors to determine a screening schedule that is right for them."
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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, is in the early stages of prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said yesterday in London, adding that "Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year."
Lloyd Webber recently announced plans for a sequel to his phenomenally successful musical Phantom of the Opera. Love Never Dies is scheduled to open in London in March and follow on Broadway in November. Rehearsals will begin in the new year.
Producers say the original Phantom - a fixture of the London and New York stages - has been seen by more than 100 million people around the world. In September, it became the longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing Lloyd Webber's Cats.
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Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo Tackles Prostate Cancer
(NAPSI)-Superstar quarterback Tony Romo found himself in new territory when he learned that his father was battling cancer. Ramiro Romo had shown no signs or symptoms of the disease when a screening exam revealed he had prostate cancer. The experience shocked and scared his entire family.
Thankfully, the elder Romo's cancer was caught early. Now, Tony and his dad have teamed up with the Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC) to urge men to get a prostate cancer screening as part of the national "Tackle Prostate Cancer" program. The Tackle Prostate Cancer program, which includes support from 13 teams around the country, hopes to encourage more than 100,000 men to be screened for prostate cancer over the course of the season.
"Prostate cancer was something we didn't have a lot of knowledge about," says Romo. "We were lucky that Dad found it early and really wanted to spread the word about the importance of screening so that others would have the same advantages."
Nearly 200,000 men will go through a similar experience this year when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The disease remains the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men, with more than 27,000 expected to die from it this year. When detected early, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent.
While prostate cancer is often treatable when detected early, there are frequently no warning signs or symptoms in its earliest stages-making early detection and screening crucial for saving lives. For this reason, PCEC and the Romos want men to "Choose to Know-and Know to Choose." This means they should choose to know their PSA values, just as they would their cholesterol and know that there are many choices and variables in determining if they need a biopsy or treatment.
"It is as simple as this-screening saves lives," said E. David Crawford, M.D., head of the Urologic Oncology Department at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and founder and chairman of PCEC. "We recommend that all men get a baseline prostate health assessment at 35 years of age and work with their doctors to determine a screening schedule that is right for them."
Men who want to respond to the challenge should visit www.tackleprostatecancer.com to register and receive exclusive access to program information.
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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, is in the early stages of prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said yesterday in London, adding that "Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year."
Lloyd Webber recently announced plans for a sequel to his phenomenally successful musical Phantom of the Opera. Love Never Dies is scheduled to open in London in March and follow on Broadway in November. Rehearsals will begin in the new year.
Producers say the original Phantom - a fixture of the London and New York stages - has been seen by more than 100 million people around the world. In September, it became the longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing Lloyd Webber's Cats.
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