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Diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
None of the following tests is an individually conclusive indicator of prostate cancer. Your doctor is likely to use more than one test to determine whether or not you are affected by prostate cancer.Everyman...read more
Facts about prostate cancer
How common is prostate cancer? 32,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. It has become the most common cancer in men overtaking lung cancer. With PSA testing on the increase and an a...read more
Prostate cancer: risk factors
Age The majority of men with prostate cancer are aged over 60 years and the disease is very rare in men under 50. Family History Men with a brother or father who developed prostate cancer at a young age have an increased r...read more
Prostate health
What is the prostate? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the neck of the bladder, and surrounds the tube known as the urethra (through which urine flows from the bladder to the outside of t...read more
Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
One of the problems related to prostate cancer is that, in its early stages, it often does not cause symptoms. When they do occur they may include any of the following problems: Having to rush to the t...read more
What is prostate cancer?
The prostate is a male sex gland located underneath the bladder. It is about the size of a walnut and fits around the tube (the urethra) which carries urine out of the bladder. The prostate produces a thick f...read more
What is the prostate specific antigen?
The PSA test can be used to screen for early prostate cancer. The PSA Blood Test - tests the level of ‘Prostate Specific Antigen’ in the blood. A high reading suggests prostate cancer but could be...read more
