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The prostate is a gland. It helps make semen, the fluid that contains sperm. The prostate surrounds the tube that carries urine away from the bladder and out of the body. A young man's prostate is about the size of a walnut. It slowly grows larger with age. If it gets too large, it can cause problems. This is very common after age 50. The older men get, the more likely they are to have prostate trouble. Some common problems are (Read more) |  |
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- Prostate Diseases (National Library of Medicine)The prostate is a gland. It helps make semen, the fluid that contains sperm. The prostate surrounds the tube that carries urine away from ... out of the body. A young man's prostate is about the size of a walnut. It ...
- Prostate Cancer (National Library of Medicine)The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of ... younger than 40. Levels of a substance called prostate specific antigen (PSA) is often high in men ...
- Prostate Cancer - What Is It?
(Patient Education Institute) ... to infections, drugs, tobacco, chemicals, or other factors. Prostate Anatomy The prostate is one of the male ... is testosterone, which is produced by the testicles. Prostate Cancer – Diagnosis Often early cancer of the prostate ... - Prostate Surgery - TURP (Patient Education Institute) ... scrotum. From there the sperm travels to the prostate through two specialized tubes called “vasa deferentia.” The ... is mixed with a special secretion from the prostate and the two seminal vesicles, which are located ...
- Prostate Cancer - Radiation Therapy (Patient Education Institute) X-Plain Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Reference Summary Introduction Cancer of the prostate is the most common form of cancer that affects men. About 240,000 American ...
- ... Transurethral incision; TUIP; Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; HoLep; Interstitial laser coagulation; ILC; Photoselective vaporization of the prostate; PVP; Transurethral electrovaporization; TUVP; Transurethral microwave thermotherapy; TUMT
- Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)... mail Print Consumer Guide – Jul. 24, 2008 Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Other Formats View PDF 419 kB Download ...
- Prostate Cancer Research Results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial
(National Cancer Institute) ... Genetics and through the PLCO Biorepository. Background on Prostate Cancer Based on current U.S. rates, about 16 ... are not associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. This study explored the possibility that KLK3 ... - Cancer - prostate ... The cause of prostate cancer is unknown. Some studies have shown a relationship between high dietary fat intake and increased testosterone levels. There ...
- BPH; Benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia); Prostate - enlarged ... The actual cause of prostate enlargement is unknown. Factors linked to aging and the testicles themselves may play a role in the growth of the ...