Prostate cancer is really on the forefront of attention to male health, and prostate health is of increasing concern, especially for men who are 40 and over, as a preventive maintenance precaution against the cancer.  Well, now prostate cancer has crept into a more public domain, that of international politics.

The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has just recently announced that he has the disease that strikes so many men in their later years. but that he has been lucky enough to catch it in its early stages and that it is not considered life threatening at this point.

As you probably know, there are several stages of severity when it comes to prostate cancer in men, and the earlier a man is able to catch it, or more specifically, the earlier his health care professionals can detect it, the better his chances of eradicating the cancer completely for a full
remission.  This is the reason that doctors are working on better and better advanced screening methods so they can catch the disease in it’s early stages and nip it right in the bud with hormone therapy, radiation, and surgery, or one or the other depending on the stage. 

The Israeli leader is 62 years old and succeeded the previous leader after he had a stroke, Ariel Sharon.  Olmert is having surgery to remove the cancer, and they expecting that he will make a full recovery.  These types of stories are always so great to hear, especially since prostate cancer is so very treatable when it is caught in its early stages.  It’s a shame more men don’t get screened for this sooner, it surely would save lots of lives.