Prostate Cancer-Recognize the symptoms of prostate cancer, diagnoses that can be prevented as early as possible with appropriate treatment before the cancer becomes more severe. In this article contains about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is very common in men.
Microscopic examination of prostate tissue after surgery and at autopsy showed cancer in 50% of men aged over 70 years and in all men aged over 90 years.
Causes of Prostate Cancer:
The cause is unknown, although several studies have shown a link between a diet high in fat and elevated levels of testosterone.
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and no 3 is the main cause kematin from cancer in men over 74 years.
Prostate cancer is rarely found in men aged less than 40 years.
Men who have a higher risk for prostate cancer is a black man aged over 60 years, farmer, painter and cadmium exposure.
The lowest incidence was found in Japanese men and vegetarians.
Prostate cancer is grouped into:
* Stage A: lump / tumor can not be palpable on physical examination, usually discovered by accident after prostate surgery for other diseases.
* Stage B: tumor confined to the prostate and usually found on physical examination or PSA test.
* Stage C: tumor has spread outside the prostate capsule, but not yet spread to lymph nodes.
* Stage D: Cancer has spread (metastasis) to the regional lymph nodes or other body parts (eg bones and lungs).
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