Age is the most important risk factor in developing prostate cancer with 60% of cases diagnosed in men over 70. Clinical disease is rare in men below 50. However, approximately 50% of men in their 50s are reported to have histological evidence of prostate cancer at postmortem....
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the next step is staging the disease. Most commonly, Gleason score is used to determine your disease stage. It ranges from 2 (nonaggressive cancer) to 10 (aggressive cancer). Cancer with higher Gleason score tends to spread more quickly. In some cases, your...
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William G.Nelson, ...Mario A.Eisenberger, inAbeloff's Clinical Oncology (Fifth Edition), 2014 Summary Although mortality fromprostate cancerhas declined over the past few years, demographic trends, such as the general aging of the population, suggest thatprostate cancerwill remain one of the most...
The purpose of this study was to investigate association between the aromatase (CYP19A1) rs2414096 polymorphism and the risk of prostate cancer development
The prostate is part of the reproductive system in men. It makes fluid for semen. It’s located below the bladder and it wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine and semen out through the penis. Advertisement WHAT CAUSES AN ENLARGED PROSTATE? First, it’s not cancer. The wor...
Lycopene is a member of the carotenoid family, whose strong anti-oxidant properties have been hypothesised to assist in the prevention and treatment of BPH and prostate cancer. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of lycopene for the prevention and treatment of BPH ...
There were still toxins inside the prostate as seen in the microscopic examination of the prostate fluid. My semen was dark brown. The dark color was caused by years of bacteria, old blood, and toxins held inside the bleeding cancer lesion. These toxins were released when the lesion was ...
Bladder cancer summary • Classic presentation is haematuria • Take haematuria seriously in the over 50s • Mostly superficial cancer – treat with TURBT • Muscle invasive cancer needs radical cystectomy or radiotherapy • Mets are relatively rare at presentation...
I explained that changes in peeing were gradual and inconsequential enough to go unnoticed, like the frog in the heating pot of water. Given my lack of knowledge of the prostate’s propensity to become cancerous, I didn’t know what symptoms to look for. I assumed the digital exam had me...