Prostate cancer
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scoreProstate cancer is cancer that starts in the prostate gland. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body.
The Basics
Tests for Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer - Animation
Prostate cancer
Animation
Enlarged prostate - Animation
Enlarged prostate
Animation
Colon cancer - Animation
Colon cancer
Animation
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States. Prostate cancer forms in the prostate gland, and can sometimes be felt on digital rectal examination. This is one of the purposes of the digital rectal exam.
Prostate cancer
illustration
Prostate cancer
Treatment of prostate cancer varies depending on the stage of the cancer (i. e. , spread) and may include surgical removal, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal manipulation or a combination of these treatments.
Prostate cancer
illustration
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) - Series
Presentation
Prostate cancer - Animation
Prostate cancer
Animation
Enlarged prostate - Animation
Enlarged prostate
Animation
Colon cancer - Animation
Colon cancer
Animation
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States. Prostate cancer forms in the prostate gland, and can sometimes be felt on digital rectal examination. This is one of the purposes of the digital rectal exam.
Prostate cancer
illustration
Prostate cancer
Treatment of prostate cancer varies depending on the stage of the cancer (i. e. , spread) and may include surgical removal, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal manipulation or a combination of these treatments.
Prostate cancer
illustration
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) - Series
Presentation
Prostate cancer
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scoreProstate cancer is cancer that starts in the prostate gland. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body.
The Basics
Tests for Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scoreProstate cancer is cancer that starts in the prostate gland. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body.
The Basics
Tests for Prostate cancer
Review Date: 7/31/2019
Reviewed By: Sovrin M. Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.