My doctor said I didn't need to screen for prostate cancer until my 50s. I was diagnosed at 49.

Eric Morrow in military uniform.

Courtesy of Eric Morrow

• Eric Morrow was diagnosed with severe prostate cancer at age 49.
• He had no symptoms aside from a slightly enlarged prostate that showed up during a colonoscopy.
• His primary care physician never tested him for prostate cancer despite Morrow's family history.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Eric Morrow, a prostate cancer survivor, US Air Force veteran, and volunteer advocate for Zero Prostate Cancer...