Prostate cancer – causes, signs and symptoms, treatment and prognosis
Another article about what is cancer… Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men over fifty years. Adenocarcinoma is the most common form. Prostate cancers seldom produce symptoms until the cancer is in advanced stage for the early diagnosis is essential because in the early stages of the disease is curable. Location and function The prostate is an organ that is part of the male reproductive system. It lies just below the bladder and in front of the intestine. Its main function is to produce fluid which protects and enriches sperm. In younger men the prostate is about the size of a walnut. It is donut-shaped around the beginning of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis. The nerves that control erections surround the prostate. Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer ?? Waking up frequently during [...]
Stomach cancer, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis
Another article about what is cancer… Stomach cancer is common worldwide and affects all races, is more common in men than in women, and has its peak age range between 40 and 60 years of age. The stomach cancer mortality is higher in Japan and Chile, probably because of different diets in those countries that are less dependent on red meat. In the past 25 years the incidence of stomach cancer in the western world has decreased by 50% and the resulting mortality rate is less than a third of what it used to be, but in less developed countries remains a major cause of death probably because in these countries at the time of the illness is diagnosed (usually by a barium meal), stomach cancer is at an advanced stage. TYPES OF STOMACH CANCER There are several different types of stomach cancer, some of which are [...]
Stomach cancer – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis,
Another article about what is ancer… Stomach cancer is common worldwide and affects all races, is more common in men than in women, and has its peak age range between 40 and 60 years of age. The stomach cancer mortality is higher in Japan and Chile, probably because of different diets in those countries that are less dependent on red meat. In the past 25 years the incidence of stomach cancer in the western world has decreased by 50% and the resulting mortality rate is less than a third of what it used to be, but in less developed countries remains a major cause of death probably because in these countries at the time of the illness is diagnosed (usually by a barium meal), stomach cancer is at an advanced stage. TYPES OF STOMACH CANCER There are several different types of stomach cancer, some of which are [...]