Prostate Cancer Treatment and Symptoms:
Prostate cancer treatment, symptoms and surgery, enlarged prostate, signs of prostate cancer and cause. News on prostate cancer cure.
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Sep 23rd, 2004
Having a close relative with prostate cancer is considered a risk factor for developing it yourself. In fact, hereditary prostate cancer accounts for 10 to 15 per cent of all cases and tends to develop at a relatively early age (before the age of 55). An individual who has two first-degree relatives (father and brother) with prostate cancer may be up to eight times more at risk of developing prostate cancer in his lifetime than a man with no family history.
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Sep 23rd, 2004
Prostate cancer is the number one cancer threat to the lives and health of men. It is the most common cancer, and the second most deadly after lung cancer. An increasing number of men are expected to develop the disease in their lifetime, with 19,000 being diagnosed every year.
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Sep 23rd, 2004
Two years ago, following this series of events, Ron had his prostate removed in an effort to get rid of the cancer. While it was unexpected, Ron was grateful that the cancer was found in time and efficiently dealt with.
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Sep 21st, 2004
The prostate is a doughnut-shaped cluster of glands located at the bottom of the bladder about halfway between the rectum and the base of the penis. It encircles the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis.
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Sep 21st, 2004
TUNA and TUMT use heat to destroy part of the enlarged prostate to improve urine flow and symptoms. Early studies suggest that these procedures reduce the occurrence of erection or bladder control side effects, which occur more often with the traditional surgery for BPH, known as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
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Aug 20th, 2004
A combination of drugs is significantly more effective than either drug alone for preventing progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), especially in men at high risk for disease progression.
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Aug 4th, 2004
How can risk be determined? Although there is no specific cause related to the development of prostate cancer, there are certain factors that may increase a man's risk, including:
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May 25th, 2004
Prostatitis may account for up to 25 percent of all office visits by young and middle-aged men for complaints involving the genital and urinary systems. The term prostatitis actually encompasses four disorders.
