Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer: Introduction

Prostate Cancer: Cancer of the prostate. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Prostate Cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

• No early symptoms
• Urinary problems
• Frequent urination
• Night urination
• Difficulty starting urination
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 23 symptoms of Prostate Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Prostate Cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Prostate Cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Prostate Cancer:

• Metastatic cancer
• Bone pain
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Prostate Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Prostate Cancer

• Digital rectal exam
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
• Urine tests - to check for blood or infection
• Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) blood test
• Ultrasound
• more tests...»

See full list of 10 diagnostic tests for Prostate Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Prostate Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Prostate Cancer
• Hidden causes of Prostate Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Prostate Cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Prostate Cancer:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Cancer
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Prostate Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Prostate Cancer

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Read more about Misdiagnosis and Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Prostate Cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Prostate Cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Prostate Cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Prostate Cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Prostate Cancer

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More information about causes of Prostate Cancer:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Prostate Cancer (11 listings)
• Prostate Cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Prostate Cancer

Treatments for Prostate Cancer

• Watchful waiting - a possible option for early stage slow-growing cancers without serious symptoms.
• Radiation therapy
  • External radiation
  • Internal radiation
• Hormonal therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 25 treatments for Prostate Cancer

News Archives for Prostate Cancer

Medical news articles related to Prostate Cancer include:

• Advanced Prostate Cancer Deadlier in Younger Men
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard Against Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Degarelix Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes
• Radiation Improves Survival for Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
• Gene Test Helps Detect Prostate Cancer
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Prostate Cancer

Medical research articles related to Prostate Cancer include:

• Use of classical and novel biomarkers as prognostic risk factors for localised prostate cancer: a systematic review
• Best practice policy statement on cryosurgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
• Benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers: The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT).
• Review: evidence from 2 low quality screening studies does not show a reduction in death from prostate cancer
• Cumulative Association of Five Genetic Variants with Prostate Cancer.
• Dutasteride (Avodart) Prostate cancer ? prevention in men at risk
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Prostate Cancer

Patient Surveys for Prostate Cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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Prognosis for Prostate Cancer

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Reseach about Prostate Cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Prostate Cancer treatments.

Prevention of Prostate Cancer

Prevention information for Prostate Cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Prostate Cancer.

• Research on preventive treatments for prostate cancers:
  • Dietary supplements
  • Vitamin E
  • Selenium
  • Finasteride - a research-level possibly preventive drug.
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Prostate Cancer

Statistics for Prostate Cancer

• Medical statistics for Prostate Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Prostate Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Prostate Cancer
• Society statistics for Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Prostate conditions
• Pelvic Cancer
• more types...»

Types of Prostate Cancer

Types of Prostate Cancer

• Stages of the cancer:
  • Stage I (A) prostate cancer - tumor so small it cannot be felt by a DRE; tumor has not spread.
  • Stage II (B) prostate cancer - tumor larger (can be felt by DRE), but has not spread beyond prostrate.
  • Stage III (C) prostate cancer - local spreading to tissue near the prostrate.
  • Stage IV (D) prostate cancer - spread to lymph nodes or has metastasized to other body areas.
• more types...»

See full list of 5 Types of Prostate Cancer

Curable Types of Prostate Cancer

Possibly curable types of Prostate Cancer include:

• Prostatis induced Prostatic cancer
• Sexually transmitted diseases related Prostatic cancer
• Obesity related prostate cancer
• Early localised Prostatic cancer
• Locally advanced Prostatic cancer
• more types...»

Rare Types of Prostate Cancer:

Rare types of Prostate Cancer include:

• Prostatis induced Prostatic cancer
• Sexually transmitted diseases related Prostatic cancer
• Obesity related prostate cancer
• Metastatic prostate cancer
• Primary prostate cancer
• more types...»

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Definitions of Prostate Cancer:

Prostate adenocarcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors afflicting men. The majority of adenocarcinomas arise in the peripheral zone and a minority occur in the central or the transitional zone of the prostate gland. Grading of prostatic adenocarcinoma predicts disease progression and correlates with survival. Several grading systems have been proposed, of which the Gleason system is the most commonly used. Gleason sums of 2 to 4 represent well-differentiated disease, 5 to 7 moderately differentiated disease and 8 to 10 poorly differentiated disease. Prostatic-specific antigen (PSA) serum test is widely used as a screening test for the early detection of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Treatment options include radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, androgen ablation and cryotherapy. Watchful waiting or surveillance alone is an option for older patients with low-grade or low-stage disease. --2002 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Cancer of the prostate gland - (Source - WordNet 2.1)