Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For the journal, see P rostate Cancer (journal) . Prostate cancer Other names Carcinoma of the prostate Position of the prostate Specialty Oncology , urology Symptoms None, difficulty urinating , blood in the urine, pain in the pelvis , back, or when urinating [1] [2] Usual onset Age > 50 [3] Risk factors Older age, family history, race [3] Diagnostic method Tissue biopsy , medical imaging [2] Differential diagnosis Benign prostatic hyperplasia [1] Treatment Active surveillance , surgery, radiation therapy , hormone therapy , chemotherapy [2] Prognosis 5-year survival rate 99% (US) [4] Frequency 1.2 million new cases (2018) [5] Deaths 359,000 (2018) [5] Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate . The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that surrounds the urethra ...