Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that forms in the prostate gland of the male reproductive system. It is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in American men, over the age of 50. More than 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. As with most ca...
Family history: Prostate cancer can run in families. A man whose father or brother (first-degree relative) has or had prostate cancer is twice as likely to develop the disease. The younger the family member is when he is diagnosed with prostate cancer, the higher the risk is for male rela...
Family history: Prostate cancer can run in families. A man whose father or brother (first-degree relative) has or had prostate cancer is twice as likely to develop the disease. The younger the family member is when he is diagnosed with prostate cancer, the higher the risk is for male rela...
Prostate cancer has an increasingly important role in the health of men in the United States. An estimated 200,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 1994, more than any other malignancy except skin (1). An estimated 38,000 men will die of the disease. In the pastED Kim...
Overview Causes & Risks Symptoms, Stages & Types Tests & Diagnosis Your Prostate Cancer Care Team Treatment More Understanding Prostate Cancer -- the Basics Medically Reviewed by Nazia Q Bandukwala, DO on March 19, 2024 Written by WebMD Editorial Contributors What Is the Prostate? Where Is It...
If the cancer causesa chronic (long-term) or more advanced obstruction, the bladder may be affected and be more prone to recurringurinary tract infections(UTI). Rare symptoms that may manifest occasionally when the cancer is advanced may includeblood in the urine(hematuria), painful ejaculation,...
Father, son, or brother with prostate cancer Changes in genesWhat are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer?You may have no symptoms during the early stages. In the later stages, you may have any of the following:Trouble starting or stopping the flow of urine Feeling the need to urinat...
Since both diseases are very common in the elderly people, the patient may even have hyperplasia and cancer together, but the symptoms are usually caused by the first. Currently the majority of prostate cancers are detected at early stages, before they cause symptoms, through the PSA, prostate...
Signs and symptoms of advanced prostate cancer (late-stage prostate cancer) that has already spread from the prostate gland to elsewhere in the body (called metastatic prostate cancer) include a new dull, then progressively severe, painin the bones, especially the low back; ...
The Stages of Prostate Cancer In terms of prostate cancer, the cancer stages are as follows: Stage I: The cancer is small and still contained within the prostate gland. Stage II: The cancer is more advanced, but is still confined within the prostate gland. ...