Prostate Cancer

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Prostate Cancer

• By
• Ashley K. Howard

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What is a Prostate

• Prostate is a gland that is found only in males.
• Its about the size of a walnut
• The male prostate is located below the bladder
  and in front of the rectum.
• The tube that carries urine (urethra) runs
  through the prostate

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Prostate Cancer

• Prostate cancer usually occurs in males over the
  age of 45
• Prostate cancer is the second to lung cancer as a
  cause of cancer-related deaths among men
• There is no way to detect this disease early on

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Prostate Cancer inAfrican American Males

• African American males have the highest rate of
  prostate cancer in the world and the lowest rate
  of survival
• Black men in America are 1.5 times as likely to
  develop prostate cancer and are 2 to 3 times as
  likely to die from the disease than white men

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Symptoms

• A weak flow of urine
• Frequent urination (especially at night)
• Pain or burning sensation during urination
• Blood in the urine or semen
• Constant pain in the back, hips, or pelvis
• Painful ejaculation

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Detection

• Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
• Transrectal Ultrasound
• Transrectal Biopsy
• Transperineal Biopsy

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Treatments

• Watchful waiting
• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Hormone therapy

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Prostate CancerRelation to Ecology

• Throughout Ecology we have studied various
  topics. Births and death rate being one of them.
  The advantage white Americans have on blacks
  regarding this disease is still unknown.

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