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Surgical Treatment for Prostate Cancer Patient Stories
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Tim Leedy
Nobody had to convince Tim Leedy that it was important to get his PSA tested regularly. His father died of prostate cancer, so there was a family history of the disease. Fortunately, Tim had many more options than his father had when his PSA levels spiked in May 2010, and a biopsy revealed that 59-year old Tim also had prostate cancer.
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Al Martin
As a 30-year veteran of the Philadelphia police force, Al Martin was used to facing risks on a day-to-day basis. But what caught him by surprise was a diagnosis of prostate cancer at the age of 54.
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Art McKee
As an accomplished Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Art McKee knows how to protect himself. And as someone with a strong family history of prostate cancer, Art also knows how to protect his health.
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Curt McKee
As a Philadelphia street cop, Curt McKee spends his nights protecting the lives of the civilians that live in his territory. Curt never would have guessed that his older brother, Art, would be responsible for saving his own life.
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Kermit Moyer
Raising hogs, cattle, turkey and chickens on 187 acres in rural Telford doesn't give Kermit Moyer much free time. But in 2009, when a bout of pneumonia at age 58 forced the lifelong farmer to take a break and visit his family doctor, even he was surprised to hear it had been 18 years since his last check up.
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