What are the benefits of screening for prostate cancer?

What are the benefits of screening for prostate cancer?

Mark Vogel (Board Certified Urologist) gives expert video advice on: Who should get a prostate cancer screening?; Why is early prostate cancer detection important?; What are the symptoms of prostate cancer? and more...

We feel that we can have the greatest effect in eliminating or curing prostate cancer by early detection when it's small and confined to the prostate. Regular screening, which would include the prostate exam and, when appropriate, the blood test, give us the best chance of finding it at the earliest stages.