Essentials about Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer develops when a cancerous growth begins to form in the prostate gland. Although prostate cancer starts here, it can metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body and be deadly – most commonly it spreads to the bones and lymph nodes. The prostate gland is in males, and acts as a part of the reproductive system. Prostate cancer is most commonly found in the United States in me over the age of fifty. This type of cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States among cancers, being surpassed by lung cancer.

Although prostate cancer is a lethal disease if left unchecked, there are several different methods of treating and screening. It’s essential to get this cancer treated before it becomes too advanced and spreads throughout the body. This can be done by advanced screening to prevent other symptoms. It’s a very common thing for men with prostate cancer to end up dying of other symptoms, such as heart and circulatory disease or pneumonia, because the prostate cancers are for the most part very slow to develop. Also, men who develop it are over fifty, and the cancer really doesn’t start acting until the man reaches the age of sixty. Hence, it’s possible for it to go unnoticed – some men, especially in the United Kingdom, end up developing prostate cancer but never exhibiting any symptoms from it.

Prostate Cancer Discovery

There are several ways to discover prostate cancer, which is the first step toward beginning to administer prostate cancer treatment. Many people think that the prostate is physically examined, but there are other methods, such as the prostate specific antigen test (PSA), Ultrasound tests can also be done, or a biopsy can be taken from the prostate itself. A biopsy is a small sample of living tissue from a specific organ. Biopsies are more popular as of late, because medical professionals are questioning the accuracy of the PSA test. There are also several methods to treat prostate cancer, such as surgery and radiation therapy. Surgery is only used when the tumor is too advanced to be destroyed via radiation therapy.

Prostate cancer requires regular checkups to spot, especially in men over forty, so it’s essential to make regular visits to a physician to get prostate exams. This is a disease that can easily be prevented with regular checkups and a healthy lifestyle, and also it’s been linked to alcohol and cigarette use.
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