Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a group of cancerous cells (a malignant tumor) that begins most often in the outer part of the prostate. It is the second most common type of cancer in men in the United States. Skin cancer is the most common. Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more than one-fourth have prostate cancer.

External links

• Information about prostate cancer on prostate.com
• IGF1R gene may increase prostate cancer treatment
• National Institute on Aging Information Center
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• Prostate Cancer Survivor One survivor's story
• Many NCI publications may be viewed or ordered on the Internet at http://cancer.gov/publications

The original text of this article was taken from the public domain document

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NIH Publication No. 00-1576, which can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/prostate

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