Prostate Cancer, Myths and Realities
Another article about what is cancer… 1. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, besides skin cancer in American men. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer, accounting for 9% of cancer-related deaths in men. The American Cancer Society estimates that during 2008, about 186,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. 30% of prostate cancers occur in men under 65. Approximately 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only 1 man in 35 will die of it. More than 2 million men in America who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today. 2. Sometimes different prostate problems have similar symptoms. For example, a man with prostatitis and another with BPH may both have a frequent, urgent need to urinate. A man with [...]