Prostate Cancer Treatment
Overview
Prostate cancer begins in the prostate gland. The prostate, which makes fluid that forms part of semen, lies just below the bladder in front of the rectum. It surrounds the urethra (the tube that carries urine and semen through the penis and out of the body).
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after skin cancer.
- It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men.
- Prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men than in white men. African-American men with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than white men with prostate cancer.
Almost all prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). Prostate cancer often has no early symptoms. Advanced prostate cancer can cause men to urinate more often or have a weaker flow of urine, but these symptoms can also be caused by benign prostate conditions.
Prostate cancer usually grows very slowly. Most men with prostate cancer are older than 65 years and do not die from the disease.
Summit provides advanced prostate cancer treatment, may include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
