The prostate is located in the pelvic area. It sits directly beneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra. It is an essential part of the male reproductive system. It manufactures semen and acts as a valve, helping to control the flow of semen and urine through the urethra to the penis. A healthy prostate is about the size of a walnut. Diagram. Macmillan Cancer Support DISEASES OF THE PROSTATE. PROSTATITIS. Inflammation of the prostate. Most at risk are men aged 30-50. This disease can become chronic and difficult to treat. BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA. (BPH, ENLARGED PROSTATE). Most at risk are men aged 60+. A common age related disease. PROSTATE CANCER. Most at risk are men aged 50+, African Caribbean men, and men with a family history of breast or prostate cancer. PROSTATE CANCER: SOME FACTS. Over 11,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK every year. Early prostate cancer usually has no symptoms; if it can be found and treated, it can be cured. No symptoms does not mean no cancer. Some slow growing prostate cancers can be monitored to delay or even avoid treatment. More aggressive cancers need urgent treatment. A blood test (PSA) will usually detect disease in the prostate. A raised PSA score will need further investigation to establish the cause. A third of men with a raised PSA will have prostate cancer. At aged 50, men are entitled to a regular blood test (ask your doctor). Men most at risk should consider an annual test. Always keep a record of your results. Men have a 1 in 8 lifetime risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK. SYMPTOMS OF PROSTATE DISEASE.
The prostate is located in the pelvic area. It sits directly beneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra. It is an essential part of the male reproductive system. It manufactures semen and acts as a valve, helping to control the flow of semen and urine through the urethra to the penis. A healthy prostate is about the size of a walnut. Diagram. Macmillan Cancer Support DISEASES OF THE PROSTATE. PROSTATITIS. Inflammation of the prostate. Most at risk are men aged 30-50. This disease can become chronic and difficult to treat. BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA. (BPH, ENLARGED PROSTATE). Most at risk are men aged 60+. A common age related disease. PROSTATE CANCER. Most at risk are men aged 50+, African Caribbean men, and men with a family history of breast or prostate cancer. PROSTATE CANCER: SOME FACTS. Over 11,000 men die from prostate cancer in the UK every year. Early prostate cancer usually has no symptoms; if it can be found and treated, it can be cured. No symptoms does not mean no cancer. Some slow growing prostate cancers can be monitored to delay or even avoid treatment. More aggressive cancers need urgent treatment. A blood test (PSA) will usually detect disease in the prostate. A raised PSA score will need further investigation to establish the cause. A third of men with a raised PSA will have prostate cancer. At aged 50, men are entitled to a regular blood test (ask your doctor). Men most at risk should consider an annual test. Always keep a record of your results. Men have a 1 in 8 lifetime risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK. SYMPTOMS OF PROSTATE DISEASE.
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