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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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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 »
Diabetes, Obesity and Prostate Cancer: Is Surgery Still an Option?
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After Prostate Cancer: Wearing the Badge of Survivor, Fearlessly
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Do You Have Prostate Cancer?
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Prostate Cancer Diet: The Importance of Nutrition
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I’ve done a lot of thinking about cancer. My first brush with cancer occurred in 1992, when I was diagnosed with and survived non-Hodgkin’s... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisProstate cancer is the most common internal cancer in American men. (For men, skin cancer is the most common cancer and only lung cancer... Read more »
PSA Testing and Screening for Prostate Cancer: When to Start
At What Age Should I Start Getting PSA Tests?The age at which one should first have a prostate cancer screening has been debated. The... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Prognosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The major risk factors for prostate cancer are age, family history, and ethnicity.AgeProstate cancer occurs almost exclusively in men over age 40 and... Read more »
Prostate cancer: genetic and other markers
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
AMACR Information In 2006, it is estimated that 234,460 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 27,350 will die from their... Read more »
Support Prostate Cancer Awareness: Grow a Mustache
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