Regular PSA screenings can help catch prostate cancer early [Video]

PORTLAND, Maine — NEWS CENTER Maine’s Lee Goldberg is a television veteran, having worked in the industry since 1991. He’s a husband and father of eight children. He’s also a cancer survivor, and he’s on a mission to help spread the word about the importance of regular screenings, because early detection saves lives. 

This week marks three years since Lee had surgery to remove his prostate after cancer had been detected a few months before. 

“I was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in March of 2021,” Lee said. “It came literally out of nowhere. I had zero symptoms of any kind. I have no family history of prostate cancer.”

Lee said it all began when he was at an annual doctor’s appointment, where routine blood work showed higher-than-normal PSA, or prostate specific antigen, levels. That can mean anything from …