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• Trouble urinating • Decreased force in the stream of urine • Blood in your urine • Blood in your semen • Swelling in your legs • Discomfort in the pelvic area • Bone pain
• The cause of prostate cancer is not known as of now. But researchers are urgently working on new ways to detect prostate cancer, as well as ways to treat it.
• An organ o only in maleso located at the base or outlet of the urinary bladder.o a male sex gland. o a thick fluid that forms part of the semen, which
nourishes and helps with transporting sperm.
Genes involved
Seven potential prostate cancer genes are involved which means that genetic risk factors may
differ among families.
Three are located on chromosome 1 and the other four are located on chromosome 17 , chromosome 20 , chromosome 8 and the X chromosome.
Spreading
Prostate cancer can spread beyond the prostate in three ways:By growing into neighboring tissues
(invasion)By spreading through the lymph system of
lymph nodes and lymph vesselsBy traveling to distant tissues through the
blood (metastasis)
Tests to Identify PC Digital rectal exam Prostate-specific antigen (blood test) Transrectal ultrasound MRI of the prostate using a rectal probe CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, looking for
prostate cancer metastasis to other organs MRI of the skeleton, or a nuclear medicine bone
scan, to look for metastasis to bones Surgery to examine the lymph nodes in the
pelvis for any prostate cancer spread
The TNM System T -- for tumor
describes the size of the main area of prostate cancer.
N -- for nodesdescribes whether prostate cancer has
spread to any lymph nodes and to what extent.
M -- for metastasismeans distant spread of prostate cancer, for
example, to the bones or liver.
Sources
http://www.cancerpage.com/cancers/default.asp?channel=Prostate_Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-stages
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