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Prostate Cancer

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 8:57 2 Comments

Prostate cancers are carcinomas that arise in peripheral (outer) part of prostate gland.

Incidence

Prostatic cancer is commonly found in United States (black population), UK and Northern Europe. In United Kingdom it is the third most common male cancer and second most common cause of cancer related death in males; and fifty males out of every one hundred thousand males suffer with it. It is less common in Asian countries like China and Japan. It is uncommon before 60 years of age and the mean age of prostate cancer is 70 years.

Symptoms

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