Screening rates are down for prostate cancer

Annual prostate cancer screening rates in California dropped slightly this year. Statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention show that men over 50 in the Golden State only get

screened about 53 percent of the time, down from 55 percent last year.

"Government statistics show that when caught early, prostate cancer has a 99 percent survival rate," National

Prostate Cancer Coalition CEO Richard Atkins, MD said. "A 10-minute test can save your life."

"We can beat prostate cancer," Atkins said. "How soon is up to the people of California."