Digital tests are NOT electronic.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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)

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

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.

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