What is it?
Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled replication of cells that are part of the prostate issue. Almost all types of prostate cancer are adenocarcinomas, referring to the fact that the origin of the malignant cells comes from the glandular tissue, which are responsible for generating the prostatic fluid. Small cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, and sarcomas are other less common types of prostate cancer.
Excluding skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common oncological pathology in men in the United States.
The American Cancer Society estimates that by 2023 in the United States:
1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This type of cancer is common in older, non-hispanic black men.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer related death in the US after lung cancer. Every 15 minutes a man dies from this disease.
However, most people diagnosed do not die from prostate cancer.
References:
www.cancer.org/treatment/understanding-your-diagnosis/what-is-cancer.html
www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survivalrates.html
https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/CRC/PDF/Public/8793.00.pdf
