00:00I have a story to tell. Roughly 18 months ago, I went for my annual physical and insisted on a PSA test, as I always do.
00:10This time around, though, my PSA was elevated. An MRI and biopsy quickly determined that I had a fairly aggressive prostate cancer.
00:19A year ago, almost to the day, December 6th to be exact, I had a radical prostatectomy, and I thought that was it.
00:27But then, six months later, my PSA was again on the rise, and another scan showed that my prostate cancer had spread to my pelvic bone.
00:37I started on medication pretty soon after, and just this morning, completed seven and a half weeks of radiation therapy.
00:44The journey continues.
00:46But, doctors recommend that all men over the age of 50 get their PSA checked regularly.
00:53If you're of African descent, that age drops to 40.
00:56If you're somewhere like the UK or somewhere else that PSA tests aren't encouraged, you have got to insist.
01:05And having a history of cancer in your family doesn't matter.
01:09I had genetic testing done, and they showed no traits in my family, yet this year would show that, without going into too much detail,
01:19that even that didn't exclude everybody in my immediate family.
01:24And now, the highest rate of prostate cancer mortality is in Caribbean men.
01:31So, if you allow me to speak to my community, my people, please, go get tested.
01:39Know your PSA.
01:40Track its history.
01:42Prostate cancer is survivable if caught early enough.
01:46There are treatments for it.
01:48Testing saves lives.
01:51Let's see if mine.
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