Neoplastic Process
prostate cancer
pros·tate can·cer [ pros-teyt kan-ser ]
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(prostate cancer) A cancer of the prostate.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(prostate cancer) Cancer of the prostate gland.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(prostate cancer) The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is common among older men. It is rare in men younger than 40. Risk factors for developing prostate cancer include being over 65 years of age, family history, and being African American. Symptoms of prostate cancer may include Problems passing urine, such as pain, difficulty starting or stopping the stream, or dribbling; Low back pain; Pain with ejaculation. To diagnose prostate cancer, you doctor may do a digital rectal exam to feel the prostate for lumps or anything unusual. You may also get a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA). These tests are also used in prostate cancer screening, which looks for cancer before you have symptoms. If your results are abnormal, you may need more tests, such as an ultrasound, MRI, or biopsy. Treatment often depends on the stage of the cancer. How fast the cancer grows and how different it is from surrounding tissue helps determine the stage. Men with prostate cancer have many treatment options. The treatment that's best for one man may not be best for another. The options include watchful waiting, surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. You may have a combination of treatments. NIH: National Cancer InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(malignant prostate neoplasm) A primary or metastatic malignant tumor involving the prostate gland. The vast majority are carcinomas.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Prostate cancer is usually adenocarcinoma. Symptoms are typically absent until tumor growth causes hematuria and/or obstruction with pain. Diagnosis is suggested by digital rectal examination or prostate-specific antigen measurement and confirmed by transrectal ultrasound biopsy. Screening is controversial and should involve shared...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in men in the United States. An estimated one in six white men and one in five African-American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, with the likelihood increasing with age.WebMD, 2019
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Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate - a small walnut-shaped gland in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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A malignant tumor of glandular origin, situated in the prostate. It is most commonly seen in older men; between 2000 and 2004 the median age at diagnosis of prostate cancer in the US was 68 years of age. Prostate cancer is graded by the Gleason score (the sum of 2 scales scored 1 to 5 that designates the degree of differentiation of the...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Prostate cancer, disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells within the prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ surrounding the urethra just below the bladder in males. Prostate cancer is a frequently diagnosed cancer among males, particularly among those who are older (the disease is rare...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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