Tuesday, October 7, 2008

BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, commonly found in men over the age of 50.

Review Date: 10/11/2005
Reviewed By: Alex Spira, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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