Aside from skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men and early detection is essential to prevent serious illness. Here is what you need to know.
‘You know, most of us look at the word cancer and say, ‘Oh, that is going to do us in,’ but it’s not the case with prostate cancer.’ Carleton Merrill has beaten prostrate cancer, and today he helps other men fight one of the toughest battles of their lives.
“There is an emotional pit that you go into,” he said, “and many of the men that I’ve talked to say, ‘Let’s be perfectly honest about it.’ I don’t mind saying I had a breakdown in the doctor’s office. I cried. I had cancer and I didn’t know how to handle it. And I don’t mind passing that experience on to others.
Studies done on saw palmetto palm trees, found in U.S. coastal regions, may prove that it aids in fighting certain prostate ailments. Other uses for the saw palmetto properties are also looked at in this article.