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Prostate Cancer

Definition

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Prostate cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in a man's prostate gland. The prostate gland is part of the reproductive system of men. It is a doughnut-shaped gland located between the base of the penis and the bladder. It surrounds the urethra, which is the tube through which urine and semen pass. The prostate makes the fluid that nourishes and carries sperm.

Prostate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the US. It usually grows slowly. Men who have it often die from other causes before the cancer kills them. Still, prostate cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death in American men. The prostate cancer death rate is especially high among African American men.

To learn more, please visit the U-M Health System's Prostate Cancer web page, part of the Healthwise Knowledgebase.

Getting Diagnosed / Treatment

Prostate cancer is treated in the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center's Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Clinic. Research into prostate cancer is underway within our Urologic Oncology Program. [Note: for information about metastatic prostate cancer view this page.]

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last updated 4/2009

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