- Prostate cancer is a serious disease for men in Africa.
- Many men do not know they have it.
- Testing can be easy and not painful.
- Early testing helps doctors treat the disease better.
- Misinformation stops some men from getting tested.
- It is important to teach men about testing and the disease.
Difficult words
- prostate — A part of the male body near the bladder.
- cancer — A serious illness where cells grow badly.
- disease — An illness that affects the body.disease.
- testing — Looking for medical problems.
- important — Something that matters a lot.
- painful — Causing hurt or discomfort.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think some men do not know they have prostate cancer?
- How can we help teach men about testing?
- What is your opinion about medical testing?
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