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Your doctor will start by asking about your symptoms, your medical history and your family history of prostate cancer. Your doctor will want to know whether you have ever been diagnosed with any noncancerous condition of the prostate, such as prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) or enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy), that could have symptoms similar to prostate cancer.
Your doctor will examine you, and will do a digital rectal exam to feel the prostate gland. In...
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From Our Sources
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Introduction to Prostate Cancer
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Prostate Cancer
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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