‘The longer you wait, the worse it will be’: Promoting prostate cancer awareness [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their life. For Black men, that increases to 1 in 6 men more likely to develop the disease.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in New York State, not including skin cancer.

Each year, the Empire State has about 14,000 men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 1,700 men die of the disease, according to the NYS Department of Health.

Bill Krellner of Buffalo remembers when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005. However, learning about his diagnosis did not start with a prostate exam.

“I had a stroke on Dyngus Day,” the 77-year-old explained.

Krellner spent eight days in the hospital after losing sight in one eye and being unable to hold his balance.

“While I was in the hospital, I went through a lot of tests, one of …