If you think you are not prone to prostate cancer, think again. You might end up dying of prostate cancer like the many other prostate cancer sufferers out there have died... unless you constantly do a test to nip it in the bud the minute you are aware of it's existence.

You see, most people think they are immune from  having prostate cancer or any other type of cancer. They think it's for the "other guy" or the "other person", but the fact is that prostate cancer or any type of cancer - be it breast cancer, lung cancer, etc - is no respecter of persons and can affect just about any person.

The only way to be sure you don't have prostate cancer and to detect it in good time if you do have it, is to undergo constant test for the cancer. Don't stay for too long without going for a prostate cancer test, especially if you are above the age of 40 and 50. It's always recommended for men in this age range to constantly test for prostate cancer because it's mostly if it's detected in good time that the chances of survival are high. And yes - with prostate cancer, the saying holds true - "prevention is better than cure".

So, instead of you to sit and think that prostate cancer can't happen to you, you should take the time to constantly engage in tests to be sure you are free. Apart from that, you should try to learn as much as you can about cancer in general and prostate cancer in particular, especially if you have the condition in your family; that is, if someone in your family has ever had the condition - like your dad, granddad or uncle.

Finally, whether you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer or you are scared stiff of the possibility of having the condition, the good news is that it's no longer a death sentence as it used to be in the past. There are now very effective solutions to prostate cancer that can help keep the victims alive.