Diagnosing Prostate Cancer (VIDEO) Medical experts: Dr. Peter
Choyke, Dr. Stanley Liauw, Dr. Peter Pinto Special thanks:
National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Dr.
Bradley Wood, University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. Aytekin
Oto prostate cancer, the patient and his doctors decide on a
course of action and create a treatment plan. Very often that
means simply keeping an eye on the progression of the disease.
Here, top doctors lay out the most common prostate cancer
treatment options and explain the tools and methods used, as
well as the risk factors involved. Read more prostate cancers
are adenocarcinomas, cancers that develop in glandular tissue.
These tumorous growths develop in the tissue of the prostate
gland, which fits tightly into its position behind the base of
the penis, underneath the bladder, and in front of the rectum.
The prostate produces prostatic fluid, which is a component of
semen and helps to nourish and transport sperm. Read more The
prostate gland is the largest of the