Diseases

Prostrate Cancer

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Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate — a small walnut-shaped gland in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men.

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms include difficulty with urination, but sometimes there are no symptoms at all.

CAUSES

Inherited mutations in this gene might let abnormal cells live longer than they should, which can lead to anincreased risk of prostate cancer. Brca1 and brca2: these tumor suppressor genes normally help repair mistakes in a cell's dna (or cause the cell to die if the mistake can't be fixed).