what is prostate cancer?

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My dad has it. It's cancer of the prostate gland which is just below the bladder as described by the other person. My dad's has spread to his lymphatic system and has now gone into his bones - this took about a year to happen from being diagnosed - it's moved very fast. His first symptoms were of a desperate need to pee but being unable to do so which is caused by the prostate swelling and pressing on the urethra.

Prostate cancer caught early enough can be cured. It's usuaslly one of the slowest spreading cancers unless it gets into the lymphatic system and then..well, it moves fast.

If you're worried you should check with a doctor. If you get a normal PSA reading THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE IT as in rare cases (about 5% including my dad) you can get low readings (dad's was less than 4 originally). Always insist on a scan (MRI preferably) otherwise what happened to my dad might happen to you. It was only when he stated to pee blood that they did a scan.

Hope you haven't go it.

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The prostate (pros-tate) is a gland found only in men. The prostate is about the size of a walnut. It is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The tube that carries urine (the urethra) runs through the prostate. The prostate contains cells that make some of the seminal fluid. This fluid protects and nourishes the sperm.

Male hormones cause the prostate gland to develop in the fetus. The prostate keeps on growing as a boy grows to manhood. If male hormone levels are low, the prostate gland will not grow to full size. In older men, though, the part of the prostate around the urethra often keeps on growing. This causes BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) which can result in problems with urinating.

Although there are several cell types in the prostate, nearly all prostate cancers start in the gland cells. This kind of cancer is known as adenocarcinoma. The rest of this information refers only to prostate adenocarcinoma.

Most of the time, prostate cancer grows slowly. Autopsy studies show that many older men who died of other diseases also had prostate cancer that neither they nor their doctor were aware of. But sometimes prostate cancer can grow and spread quickly. Even with the latest methods, it is hard to tell which prostate cancers will grow slowly and which will grow quickly.

Some doctors believe that prostate cancer begins with very small changes in the size and shape of the prostate gland cells. These changes are known as PIN (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia). These changes can be either low-grade (almost normal) or high-grade (abnormal).

If you have had a prostate biopsy that showed high-grade PIN, there is a greater chance that there are cancer cells in your prostate. For this reason, you will be watched carefully and may need another biopsy. The other answer is very complete, yet here is a website that will answer all of you questions

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