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Joliet nurse practitioner ‘climbing mountains’ for prostate cancer
['Denise M. Baran-Unland']
Shaw Media Local
Carrie DeFuss is a nurse practitioner at Advanced Urology Associates in Joliet.
(Photo provided by Advanced Urology Associates i)A nurse practitioner at Advanced Urology Associates in Joliet is raising funds for a five-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer support.
• 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.
• Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men.
• The relative five-year survival rate for prostate cancer diagnosed in its earliest stages is over 99%.