What Is Prostate Cancer?

Cancer starts when cells in the body begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer cells, and can then spread to other areas of the body.

Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow out of control. The prostate is a gland found only in males. It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. The prostate is below the bladder (the hollow organ where urine is stored) and in front of the rectum (the last part of the intestines). Just behind the prostate are glands called seminal vesicles that make most of the fluid for semen. The urethra, which is the tube that carries urine and semen out of the body through the penis, goes through the center of the prostate.

What are the types of prostate cancer?

• Small cell carcinomas.
• Transitional cell carcinomas.
• Neuroendocrine tumors.
• Sarcomas.

What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?

Same as that of benign( non cancerous) enlargement of the prostate i.e.

• Straining to Pass Urine
• Weak Urinary Stream
• Pain or burning when you pee (dysuria).
• Getting up frequently in the night to pass urine (nocturia)
• Urgency
• Urinary Hesitancy
• Blood in Urine

Prostate Cancer is diagnosed and evaluated by Digital Rectal Examination, S.PSA, Transrectal Ultrasound Prostatic biopsy and PSMAPET scan.