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**What is Prostate Cancer?**
Prostate Cancer, or other names could be prostatic cancer, prostatic carcinoma (wich means cancer of the cells that make up the edges of organs), and adenocarcinoma of the prostate(which means cancer of cetain cells within the organ), is a cancerous tumor that has cells from the prostate gland. It is cells in the body that do not grow regularly. The cells seperate, making new cells that the body does not need, which forms a mass of tissue called a tumor. These cells can spread to other parts of the body and can result in death.

Can Prostate Cancer be inherited?
Yes, Prostate cancer is capable of being inherited. Genetic studies suggest that seven potential prostate cancer genes are involved in Hereditary Prostate Cancer, which means that genetic risk factors could be different among families. Three of them are found on chromosome 1 (HPC1, PCAP and CAPB) and four more are found on chromosome 17 (HPC2), chromosome 20 (HPC20), chromosome 8 and the X chromosome (HPCX). However, no single gene is by itself responsible for a large portion of familial prostate cancers. Prostate cancer is both Autosomal dominant and recessive. Males in families with recessive inheritance for prostate cancer have a higher risk if they have an affected brother with prostate cancer than if their father is affected.

What are some symptoms of Prostate Cancer?
These symptoms are caused by problems or infections of the prostate. The pain has to do with the increase of size and the reducing of health within the organ that used to be there.
 * 1) Blood in urine
 * 2) Need to urinate frequently, especially at night
 * 3) Weak or interrupted urine flow
 * 4) Pain or burning feeling while urinating
 * 5) Unable to urinate
 * 6) Pain in the lower back, pelvis, and upper thighs

**What causes Prostate Cancer?**
The cause of Prostate Cancer is unknown, but scientists believe it has something to do with benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH.

How does it affect me?
Some prostate cancers, if grown to quickly, become a dangerous health threat spreading beyond the prostate gland to other parts of the body, and causing death. Yet other prostate cancers can grow slowly and never become a threat to health or affect how long a man lives. "Among the leading causes of cancer death in men, prostate cancer is second, behind lung cancer. When compared with all causes of death in men over age 45, prostate cancer ranks fifth." There isnt a life expectancy for it, because people can live with it. Prostate cancer is very common within men as they get older. Some scientists believe the risks for Prostate cancer have to do with the increase of age (chart below), your genetics, and your hormonal influences.


 * [[image:http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/00_images/prostate/pros_chart.gif width="444" height="269" caption="At age 45, a man's risk of being diagnosed with protate cancer is 1 in 2,500. At age 50, the risk increases to 1 in 476. At age 55, the risk is 1 in 120; at age 60, the risk is 1 in 43; at 65, the risk is 1 in 21; at 70, the risk is 1 in 13; and at age 75, the risk is 1 in 9. Overall, a man's risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime is 1 in 6."]] || . ||

Any man can get prostate cancer, no matter what there race, religion or ethnic group is.

What can be done about Prostate Cancer?
Pros of getting these treatments done are that you can eliminate the cancer before it turns into something bad, because you can never tell if the cancer will be dangerous or not. Cons of getting the treatments are that treatments could lead to further tests and treatment of a prostate cancer that may never be a problem. And treatment can have serious side effects.
 * 1) Surgery (radical prostatectomy): removing the prostate
 * 2) External radiation therapy: destroying cancer cells by directing radiation at the prostate
 * 3) Internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy): surgically placing small radioactive pellets inside or near the cancer to destroy cancer cells
 * 4) Hormone therapy: giving certain hormones to keep prostate cancer cells from growing
 * 5) Cryotherapy: placing a special probe inside or near the prostate cancer to freeze and destroy the cancer cells

__Some Support Groups__

 * 1) Man to Man
 * 2) Us Too!
 * 3) Yana( you are not alone)
 * 4) manitoba prostate cancer support group
 * 5) Amarillo Pca support group

Informational Video
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