On his website, when he was first diagnosed, news about his condition was posted, along with a personal letter from him to men about getting a Digital Rectal Exam (DRA) and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) each and every year. He noted that while the medical community advocates these tests begin at age 50, men with a family history of prostate cancer should begin screenings at age 40.
More information about prostate cancer may be found at the following links:
Prostate Cancer Foundation
National Cancer Institute
The United States National Library of Medicine
The Mayo Clinic
The importance of regular screenings cannot be stressed enough. Please, gentlemen, do yourself and your loved ones a huge favor and have these tests done every year. You mean everything to someone.
UPDATE [12-19-07]:
One day after the passing of Dan Fogelberg, the news was released that singer/songwriter Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on his 63rd birthday in January.
More about this update may be found on MSNBC: Rocker Stephen Stills Battles Prostate Cancer by Reuters
And now, last but certainly not least, a musical goodbye to a talented man who touched and inspired so many with his gift:
Farewell Sweet Music Man
Video from YouTube user lotalutz
What was YOUR favorite song by Dan Fogelberg?
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