Alonzo Mourning had prostate removed, urges checks for men

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning underwent surgery to remove his prostate after a diagnosis of Stage 3 prostate cancer, Mourning told ESPN.

"What scares me about this disease is that there are so many men walking around feeling great and have that cancer in them and they don't know it," Mourning told ESPN."The only way to find out is to get their blood tested and get their PSA checked. There are 3.3 million men living in the U.S. with prostate cancer and many don't even know it. I was one of those guys."

Soon after, Dr. Sanoj Punnen, a urologic oncologist at the University of Miami, called Mourning with the news that he had a Gleason score of eight -- which reflected a high-grade of prostate cancer. Localized and regionalized prostate cancer treatment have a five-year relative survival rate of 99%, according to the American Cancer Society. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer among men in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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