Jan. 16, 2026 7 AM PT
To the editor: The fantastic article within the Los Angeles Instances about most cancers survival charges enhancing prompts me so as to add that early detection is likely one of the most necessary methods to deal with it (“Cancer survival rates soar nationwide, but L.A. doctors warn cultural and educational barriers leave some behind,” Jan. 14).
Within the U.S., extra males die yearly from most cancers than anything except heart disease. Apart from pores and skin most cancers, prostate most cancers is the most common cancer in American males and the second most dangerous. It’s simply detectable, nevertheless, starting with a yearly prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood check.
I used to be lucky to have my prostate most cancers detected in 2017 earlier than it was too late to deal with and as we speak, I’m cancer-free. I urge each man over the age of 40 to get their PSA blood check yearly and comply with their physician’s recommendation accordingly.
Doug Weiskopf, Burbank
