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This month, theyre growing out their mustaches for a campaign called Movember, a movement that encourages men to get cancer screenings at an early age. <\/p>\n
It was nearly 10 years ago when Lee Byrd heard the words that changed his life. <\/p>\n
My story is not unlike a lot of other men in my age bracket. I was going on a semi-regular basis for check ups and everything was fine when I was 50 years old, but then I neglected to go until I was 56 and I was faced with the reality that I had prostate cancer, said Lee Byrd. <\/p>\n
Prostate cancer is a reality that doctors say one out of every seven men nationwide are faced with. <\/p>\n
I had the operation in 2006. Then I had radiation about 8 months later. Everything was fine for about 3 years and then it resurfaced as it often does, said Byrd. <\/p>\n
Byrd is optimistic about his condition. His last two years of treatment at Duke Medicine have been going well. <\/p>\n
If I could have caught this two years earlier I would have been better off, Byrd said. <\/p>\n
Its that sentiment thats sweeping the nation this month in a movement called Movember. At Duke Medicine, several doctors are growing out their mustaches to change the face of mens health. <\/p>\n
We know prostate cancer is a disease of aging and early detection can save lives and can pick up the disease before it leaves the prostate, said Dr. Andrew Armstrong, a Medical Oncologist at Duke Cancer Center. <\/p>\n
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