Other than skin cancers, this is the most common form of cancer among American men. The basic survival prostate cancer statistics show that whereas 1 in every 6 men will be diagnosed with this disease, only 1 in every 35 will die of it. Many are the numbers that have been diagnosed with cancer of [...]
One of the most important questions that many men of 50 years of age and over probably ask themselves is, should I go for prostate screening? Some experts are for regular testing others are not, and deciding whether to go for screening is right for you depends entirely on you.
There are 3 good reasons why men of 45 years of age and above should undergo a prostate test :
1. To be assured that their prostate is in health
2. To find any cancer cells before they develop
3. To get early treatment for any condition or conditions found to be present.
Seeing the doctor is the first [...]
It is important to note right from the outset that not always are symptoms prostate cancer an indication of the disease. Many times symptoms could be as a result of the presence of some other non-cancerous disease or disorder. Sometimes the prostrate gland may be enlarged and this may not necessarily be indication of cancer. [...]
Most deaths occur in the prostate cancer advanced stages of the disease. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death in men dying of cancer in the US. It is estimated that 1 in 10 men in the US will get this cancer in their lifetime. Approximately 10% to 20% of newly diagnosed cases are [...]
Prostate cancer stages are complex. They are dictated by how far the cancer has spread at the time of diagnosis and determine the exact magnitude of the cancer’s spread. The cancer first grows within the prostate, often for many years. After this it will spread beyond the prostate into neighboring tissues, the lymph system and [...]
Prostate Cancer psa stands for a specific antigen which is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. A PSA test will determine the level of the antigen in the blood and this is one of the tests used to help detect cancer of prostate in men of 50 years or more. The [...]