As a Prostate Cancer Survivor, I Urge All Men to Get Checked | Mical's Prostate Cancer Story

Mical was initially diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer at 37, which they learned after prostatectomy was an aggressive stage two. At the time of his diagnosis, he had no symptoms and he wouldn't have found out at an early stage if not for a guardian angel of a doctor who decided to include the PSA test in his regular blood work.

Now, Mical uses his voice and story to advocate for prostate cancer awareness, especially in the black community and hopes to help mend medical mistrust.

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Mical's Video Series:
1) I Found Out I Had Cancer on a Sheet of Paper:    • I Found Out I Had Cancer on a Sheet o...  
2) Early Detection Found My Cancer and Saved My Life: This Video

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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - The importance of early screening
04:09 - Deciding when to do the surgery
06:43 - Preparing for surgery
10:59 - Recovering from surgery
13:45 - Prostate cancer awareness
18:12 - How to address the fear
20:04 - Engaging black patients in a better way
24:22 - Information on and access to clinical trials
26:33 - Words of advice
27:48 - Self- Advocacy
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