Prostate cancer and its treatment
Prostate cancer mostly develops in men over fifty years. This type of cancer is responsible for more deaths than any other cancer except lung cancer. However, many men who suffer from prostate cancer symptoms do not undergo any therapy and die for other reasons. There is usually a genetic predisposition and the presence of certain genes seems correlated with the disease. Prostate cancer occurs in the prostate gland- A small Walnut-shaped gland in men that produces seminal fluid that transports sperms. It is one of the common types of cancer seen in men and generally grows slowly. The job of the prostate gland is to produce part of semen and helps to nourish sperm. Cells in the prostate gland constantly turn over to replace old with new but sometimes this process gets out of control. Cancer is the name for cells which have lost control and start to grow unchecked. They grow into a "tumor". As the cells grow they start to invade surrounding tissues. Cells can break off...