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Incidence And Prevalence Of Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer that starts in the prostate gland. The prostate is a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body.
Alternative Names
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason score
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from
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