Prostate cancer series resonates with readers

Get checked. If there’s one thing cancer survivor Ian Reed wants men to know after his battle with prostate cancer, it’s that getting checked is worth it.
Reed said a two-minute PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test and a digital rectal exam led to his diagnosis. He chose brachytherapy radiation in October. His PSA levels have since dropped from 10 to 1.5., and if he stays at 1 or below for more than nine months, he’ll be declared cancer-free.
Reed was one of 50 people who