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Digital tests are NOT electronic.
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• Trouble urinating • Decreased force in the stream of urine • Blood in your urine • Blood in your semen • Swelling in your legs • Discomfort in the pelvic area • Bone pain
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• The cause of prostate cancer is not known as of now. But researchers are urgently working on new ways to detect prostate cancer, as well as ways to treat it.
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• An organ o only in maleso located at the base or outlet of the urinary bladder.o a male sex gland. o a thick fluid that forms part of the semen, which
nourishes and helps with transporting sperm.
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Genes involved
Seven potential prostate cancer genes are involved which means that genetic risk factors may
differ among families.
Three are located on chromosome 1 and the other four are located on chromosome 17 , chromosome 20 , chromosome 8 and the X chromosome.
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Spreading
Prostate cancer can spread beyond the prostate in three ways:By growing into neighboring tissues
(invasion)By spreading through the lymph system of
lymph nodes and lymph vesselsBy traveling to distant tissues through the
blood (metastasis)
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Tests to Identify PC Digital rectal exam Prostate-specific antigen (blood test) Transrectal ultrasound MRI of the prostate using a rectal probe CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, looking for
prostate cancer metastasis to other organs MRI of the skeleton, or a nuclear medicine bone
scan, to look for metastasis to bones Surgery to examine the lymph nodes in the
pelvis for any prostate cancer spread
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The TNM System T -- for tumor
describes the size of the main area of prostate cancer.
N -- for nodesdescribes whether prostate cancer has
spread to any lymph nodes and to what extent.
M -- for metastasismeans distant spread of prostate cancer, for
example, to the bones or liver.
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Sources
http://www.cancerpage.com/cancers/default.asp?channel=Prostate_Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-stages