Pictured, left to right: Commissioner Bobby Rucci (District 4); James Bridgers (deputy health officer, Charles County Department of Health); Phyllis Troffer (cancer programs coordinator, Charles County Department of Health); Commissioner Ken Robinson (District 1); Commissioner Debra M. Davis, Esq. (District 2); Commissioner President Candice Quinn Kelly.
On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Charles County Commissioners and the Charles County Department of Health proclaimed September 2014 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men.
The Charles County Department of Health encourages men to speak with their doctors or health care providers so they can learn more about their personal risks for prostate cancer, options for early screening, and the pros and cons of prostate cancer detection and treatment.
The American Cancer Society reports that there will be an estimated 233,000 new cases of prostate cancer nationally in the year 2014, and approximately 29,480 men will die from prostate cancer. In the state of Maryland, it is estimated that 5,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014 and an estimated 550 will die from the disease.