BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Health care professionals are urging men who have a family history of prostate cancer or are over the age of 45 to come in to be screened. Early detection can help them stop the cancer from spreading.

The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center is offering free prostate exams for the month of September. Organizers are urging men to come in for early detection screenings.

Prostrate cancer is often referred to as the silent killer. That's because there are usually no symptoms. Yet it can be curable if detected early.

September is recognized as Prostate Awareness Month,

Dr. Ravi Patel Director and Founder of the CBCC said "Whenever it's picked up as an early stage the chances of the cure are the best. For prostate cancer we fortunately can do a simple blood test

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