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Prostate Cancer
Title: Prostate Cancer
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 528 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Prostate Cancer
History of the Prostate Gland
The prostate is a gland that is located just underneath the bladder. It surrounds the urethra through which a man urinates. The prostate gland is therefore vital to proper bladder control and urine flow-rate. The prostate is also essential for normal sexual function. It is the gland of ejaculation, supplying 95% of the seminal fluid and the power to push it through the urethra and out of the penis. The normal …showed first 75 words of 528 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 528 total…from Hammersmith Hospital, in London, said, that 70% of patients become impontent after surgery, and 40% become incontinent which means that they cannot control their urination.
Some other people that have prostate cancer recommend the Swedish approach to treatment, which is "watchful waiting." This approach, as the name would suggest, means keeping a close eye on any signs of the disease progressing, but holding off on extreme treatment, such as drugs, surgery, and chemotherapy, unless absolutely necessary.
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