Father and son combinations have emerged as a trend in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in Barbados.
Speaking to the DAILY NATION on Saturday at the fifth and final testing PSA testing at Cancer Support Services, Belmont Road, St Michael, president Kathy-Ann Kelly-Springer said over time they had noticed more fathers and sons come in to be tested together.
“So the father might come, bring along the son and vice versa; son come and bring along the father, and then you have brothers encouraging each other, which I think is good. It’s taking some time, but I must say based on statistics so far for the year, I find we’re reaching more men, because we’re seeing a lot of new persons coming out.
“We have the regulars who come to us every year, then we have persons that come to us twice a year, just to keep a history of their information, and then we have those who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer coming to us to keep check on how the prostate is doing,” she stated. (YB)
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