Feedback
Join Now | Sign in
My Healthline
Free Newsletters
 

Prostate Cancer : In Depth - Overview

Healthline's Premium Tools

Symptom Search

Discover possible causes based on the symptoms you enter.

It's fast, convenient and easy to use.
Pill Finder
Search by color, shape and markings. click here
Drug Interaction Checker
Check any 2 drugs for interactions. click here
Drug Compare
Compare any two drugs side by side. click here
Healthline Part D Plan Selector Medicare Part D
Medicare's drug plans are subsidized by the US federal government and offered through insurers.
Advertisement
Marketplace

Overview

Statistics About Prostate Cancer
Some people use statistical reports to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer. Or they use them to try to figure out their chance of being cured. Statistics show what happens with large groups of people. Because no two people are alike, statistics can't be used to know or predict what will happen to a particular person.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Am I At Risk for Prostate Cancer?
There is really no way to know for sure if you're going to get prostate cancer. Certain factors can make you more likely to get it than another person. These are called risk factors. However, just because you have one or more risk factors doesn't necessarily mean you will get prostate cancer. In fact, you can have all the risk factors and still not get prostate cancer, or you can have no known risk factors and still get it.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Can I Do if I'm at Risk for Prostate Cancer?
If you have any of the factors that put you at risk for prostate cancer, what can you do? The best thing is to try to avoid the risks that you can. There are also several lifestyle changes you can make that may help reduce your risk. The role these factors play in helping to prevent prostate cancer is still being studied.
Source:StayWell
Date:February 1, 2005
Vasectomy and Cancer Risk
Some studies have raised questions about a possible relationship between vasectomy (an operation to cut or tie off the two tubes that carry sperm out of the testicles) and the risk of developing cancer, particularly prostate and testicular cancer. Such a relationship, if proven, would be of importance because about 1 in 6 men over age 35 in the United States has had a vasectomy.
Source:StayWell
Date:April 26, 2005
What Are the Symptoms of Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer often causes no symptoms in its early stages. By the time symptoms develop, the cancer may have spread outside the prostate. Then, it's harder to treat. These are the symptoms that occur when they do develop.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Prostate Problems and Related Urinary Symptoms
When problems occur in the prostate, the bladder and urethra are often affected as well. Urinary symptoms can result.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
I've Just Been Told I Have Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer that begins in your prostate. Only men have a prostate gland, so only men get this kind of cancer.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Anatomy of the Prostate
The prostate is a male sex gland about the size of a walnut. It is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Its main purpose is to produce fluid that carries sperm during orgasm. The tube that carries urine, called the urethra, runs through the prostate. This gland needs male hormones, including testosterone, to function. The testicles are the body's main source of testosterone.
Source:StayWell
Date:February 1, 2005
Advertisement
Back to Top