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Cancer of the male reproductive gland, the prostate, has now become increasingly common among middle-aged men. As it doesn’t reveal any symptoms until in its final stages, it is advisable for men over 50 years to regularly screen themselves for prostate cancer. Early detection and effective treatment can help stem the spread of the cancer.

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Effectiveness of Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer
medindia 8870 Posts Prostate cancer is the commonest cause of death among men above 75 years of age. Prostate gland is present around the urethra and carries urine out of the body. It constitutes ...Read More
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Prostate cancer is certainly NOT the commonest cause of death among men over 75 years of age. According to JNCI J Natl Cancer INst 2002;94;799-804 among men over 75 prostate cancer causes a much smaller number.If you are 75 you have a 4 1/2 percent chance of dying from prostate cancer in the next ten years. You have a 36% chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke combined. You have a 49% chance of dying from anything in the next ten years. It is true than men over 75 have a 75 % chance of HAVING prostate cancer at age 75 but most of these men with be asymptomatic from it.

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