Many cases can be safely followed with active surveillance or watchful waiting. Other treatments may include a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy or chemotherapy. When it only occurs inside the prostate it may be curable. In those in whom the disease has spread to the bones, pain medications, bisphosphonates and targeted th...
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disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells within the prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ surrounding the urethra just below the bladder ... [5 related articles]
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Cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men.
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Contents • Who is at risk for prostate cancer? • Screening • Signs and symptoms • Diagnosis • Staging the disease • Treatment for prostate cancer • Prevention The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and produces the liquid that nourishes, protects ...
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The second most common malignancy in men. A malignant tumour of glandular origin in the prostate. Over 95% are adenocarcinomas. Most commonly seen in older men, with the age of 73 being the average age at the time of diagnosis. A family history for prostate cancer and perhaps, a diet that is high is fat are considered to be risk factors for this ma...
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A disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
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Our Prostate cancer Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the base of the urinary bladder and is responsible for helping control urination as well as forming part of the semen. Prostate cancer...
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n] - cancer of the prostate gland
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Cancer of the prostate gland.
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prostatic adenocarcinoma noun cancer of the prostate gland
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Cancer of the prostate gland. It is a slow progressing cancer, and about 60% of cases are detected before metastasis (spreading), so it can be successfully treated by surgical removal of the gland and radiotherapy. It is, however, the second commonest cancer-induced death in males (after lung cancer). It kills 32,000 men a year in the USA a...
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