Successful treatment Prostate cancer
Definition of prostate cancer
Prostate is a disease that strikes mostly the men of about 45 years old. It involves the prostate gland, which is a small gland about the size of a walnut, positioned just beneath the bladder, and is responsible for producing fluids that nourish and protect sperm.
Since the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder) passes through the centre of the prostate gland, any growth within the gland will cause pressure on the urethra, causing difficulties in passing urine.
The disease is the commonest male cancer in the UK. Around 32,000 men in this country are diagnosed each year. Sadly, approximately 10,000 British men die of prostate cancer every year, so it is a disease that needs to be taken very seriously. Because we do not routinely screen for prostate cancer in the UK, the disease is very often detected only when it has spread away from the prostate gland to other parts of the body.
Common signs of prostate cancer
Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. Often it is diagnosed during the workup for an elevated PSA noticed during a routine checkup. Sometimes, however, prostate cancer does cause symptoms, often similar to those of diseases such as benign prostatic hypertrophy. These include frequent urination, increased urination at night, difficulty starting and maintaining a steady stream of urine, blood in the urine, and painful urination. Prostate cancer is associated with Read the rest of this entry »
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