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What Is It?
Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the prostate gland, a gland near the base of the penis that produces part of the fluid in semen.
Prostate cancer is common, but not always dangerous. When cells in the prostate become cancerous (malignant), they first form small islands of cancer that are confined to the prostate. This localized form of cancer affects about one-third of men as they grow older. In many cases, it takes years, or even decades, for this...
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From Our Experts
Watchful Waiting for Prostate Cancer
There are many options to treat prostate cancer. These include radical surgery, seed implantation (brachytherapy), external beam radiation... Read more »
Do You Have Prostate Cancer?
This may seem like a silly question: I mean, why would you be searching this web site if you didn’t? But it’s not as silly as you may... Read more »
After Prostate Cancer: Wearing the Badge of Survivor, Fearlessly
Other than skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly... Read more »
Welcome to Christopher's Prostate Cancer Blog
I'd like to start my first blog by telling you something about myself. After all, in future articles, I’ll be using my own experience as... Read more »
ED and Prostate Cancer:The Connection
You get a diagnosis of prostate cancer and you become part of a group of men diagnosed wih the leading male malignancy in America. This... Read more »
From Our Sources
Advanced prostate cancer deadlier in young men
Young men don't live as long with an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis as older men, a study suggests. An analysis of 318,774 men found that men who... Read more »
Doctors look for cause of prostate cancer in black men
Black men get prostate cancer at an earlier age--and are twice as likely to die from it--and doctors say they want to know why. Researchers at Howard... Read more »
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Treating Prostate Cancer A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Most men have time to learn about all the options for treating their prostate... Read more »
More Deaths If No Prostate Treatment
Prostate cancer patients who choose radiation appear to live longer than those who choose "watchful waiting," a new study suggests. Detroit... Read more »
Stoicism makes men more likely to die from cancer
Men's tendency to play down symptoms and adopt more unhealthy lifestyles makes them more than 40 percent more likely to die from cancer than women,... Read more »
Support Prostate Cancer Awareness: Grow a Mustache
Raising Awareness With Facial Hair Though November is not officially Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (that would be September), some enterprising gentlemen from Australia have begun a movement for men around the world. The goal is to raise...
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