Prostate Cancer Defintions, Symptoms, Treatment and Outcome

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it may eventually spread through the blood and lymph fluid to other organs.

Patients should be aware that doctors may be biased to prefer a specific treatment depending on their specialty, with urologists tending to recommend surgery and radiation oncologists recommending radiation therapy. It is always wise to seek a second opinion.

This link is the most comprehensive documentation I have read on prostate cancer.  Please follow this link and read the complete compilation:    http://www.lifespan.org/adam/indepthreports/10/000033.html


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