July 24th, 2008 
Von by MICHAEL D. BAÑOS
Cagayan De Oro City — Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among males worldwide although available statistics rank it third among the top causes of morbidity among males in the country.
Despite this, the Philippine Urological Association said it is highly curable in its early stages but ignorance about the disease and the lack of hard information in the medical community are two biggest constraints to bringing it further down the list.
To address this problem, the group spearheaded a nationwide free consultation using digital rectal examination two weeks ago to gather hard data on the exact extent of its morbidity and mortality, as well as encourage males 45 years and above to undergo the free examination. (more…)
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