India, June 13 -- Back in 2014, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Over the last few years, he tried to raise awareness about how early-detection helped save his life. Even veteran actor Robert De Niro is and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013, was a prostate cancer survivor. Also read | Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer: All you need to know, from symptoms to cause

Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that affects the prostate gland in men. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Rama Krishna, consultant in radiation oncology at Manipal Hospitals, Vijayawada, and Dr Manohar Bhadrappa, senior consultant in chief of urology, renal transplant surgeon, and uro-onc...