Article: Opinion: Search for the sex gland; Prostate cancer has one of the highest survival rates but 500 men will die of it in Wales this year. Health Editor Madeleine Brindley reports as Prostate Cancer Awareness Week starts.(Comment)

Byline: Madeleine Brindley

IT'S about the size of a golf ball and something of an enigma to the average male. But Welsh men are risking their lives because of prostate ignorance.

Although it may be hidden away in the depths of the human body and science is still undecided on its exact function, the prostate gland is the source of the second most common cancer in men.

And while women have got to grips with the importance of noticing changes in their breasts many men are unwilling to seek help when they develop problems with their ``water works''.

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