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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Prostate cancer is such a slowly evolving disease that older patients may require no treatment because the risk of death from other causes is greater than that of prostate cancer itself.
Many prostate cancers are very slow growing and depending on a man's age and other health factors, the risk of death from prostate cancer.
PSA blood test can detect prostate cancer of very low volume and is used in initial diagnosis and diagnosis of recurrent disease after treatment.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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Cancers of the prostate are frequently dependent on testosterone (hence their treatment by castration) and they may progress very rapidly in the presence of high level of androgens.
Prostate cancer incidence rose from the late 1980's to 1995 due to the introduction of the PSA test, which screens for prostate cancer.
PSA is a substance produced within the prostate gland, and a high PSA level may indicate the presence of cancer.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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Prostate Cancer Men, age 50 and older, should have a Prostate Specific antigen (PSA) test and a rectal examination annually.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Prostate cancer and certain other conditions may cause an increase in the PSA value because of an increase in the amount of the prostate specific protein circulating in the blood.
Prostate cancer is generally divided into four stages - T1 is a tumour within the prostate, too small for DRE to identify and often no symptoms, but detectable through a PSA test.
Prostate cancer is more common in the United States where the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test for detecting the disease is more widely used.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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Prostate and other cancers are largely a product of developed nations, led by the United States.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Vaccines are also at an early stage of study and may prevent the recurrence of prostate and other cancers in patients who have previously been treated for malignancies.
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