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    Why Prostate Cancer Spreads

    Prostate Cancer Guide

    Prostate cancer affects 1 in 9 men, and is the most common non-skin cancer in American men. Learn more about this disease, including the symptoms, treatment, who's at risk and more.

    1. Overview

      1. What Is Prostate Cancer?
      2. Prostate Cancer Survival Rates: What They Mean
      3. Prostate Cancer in Younger Men
      4. Prostate Cancer in Black Men
      5. Prostate Cancer in Older People
      6. Prostate Cancer in Nonbinary and Trans People
      7. Myths and Facts About This Disease

    2. Causes & Risks

      1. Causes

        1. What Causes Prostate Cancer?
        2. Social Determinants of Health: Prostate Cancer Risk
        3. Can Sex, Masturbation Affect Prostate Cancer Risk?
        4. Prostate Cancer and Your Weight
        5. Dietary Fat and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?
        6. Insulin and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?
        7. Prostate Cancer and Alcohol
        8. BRCA Gene and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?

      2. Prevention & Screening

        1. Prostate Cancer Screening Tests and Prevention
        2. Can Coffee Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?
        3. Prostate Cancer and Genetic Testing
        4. Low Free PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer
        5. PSMA and Detecting Recurring Prostate Cancer

    3. Symptoms, Stages & Types

      1. Symptoms & Stages

        1. Prostate Cancer Symptoms
        2. BPH vs. Prostate Cancer: What’s the Difference?
        3. Prostatitis vs. Prostate Cancer
        4. When to Seek Medical Care
        5. Stages and Grades of Prostate Cancer
        6. What Is Localized Prostate Cancer?
        7. When Prostate Cancer Spreads

      2. Types

        1. Types of Prostate Cancer
        2. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate
        3. What Is Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer?

    4. Tests & Diagnosis

      1. Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
      2. Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Problems
      3. Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test
      4. Transrectal Prostate Ultrasound and Biopsy
      5. Cystoscopy or Bladder Scope Test
      6. Prostate Cancer: CAT Scans
      7. Prostate Cancer: MRI

    5. Your Prostate Cancer Care Team

      1. Prostate Cancer: After Your Diagnosis, What Comes Next?
      2. Prostate Cancer Specialists
      3. What Is a Urologic Oncologist?
      4. Prostate Cancer: Make the Most of Doctor Appointments
      5. The Cost of Prostate Cancer

    6. Treatment

      1. Overview of Treatment

        1. Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
        2. Prostate Cancer: When Treatment Can Wait
        3. Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
        4. Treatments by Stage
        5. Breakthroughs in Finding, Treating Prostate Cancer

      2. Surgery

        1. Prostate Cancer: Surgery
        2. Radical Prostatectomy
        3. PSA Level After Prostatectomy: What Does Your Number Mean?
        4. Penile Rehabilitation After Prostatectomy: What to Know
        5. Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery
        6. What Is a HIFU Procedure?
        7. Nerve-Sparing Surgery for Prostate Cancer
        8. Prostate Cancer: What to Do Before Surgery
        9. Pre-Surgery Tips to Help Prevent Incontinence
        10. What Is a Cystoprostatectomy?

      3. Radiation & Chemotherapy

        1. Prostate Cancer: Radiation Therapy
        2. Radioactive Seed Implants
        3. Prostate Cancer: Chemotherapy

      4. Targeted Therapy & Immunotherapy

        1. Targeted Therapy for Prostate Cancer
        2. PARP Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer
        3. Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer

      5. Drugs & Other Treatment Options

        1. Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer: What to Expect
        2. Radiopharmaceuticals
        3. Photodynamic Therapy for Prostate Cancer
        4. What Is Whole-Gland Ablation for Prostate Cancer?
        5. Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer Treatment
        6. Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer
        7. PSMA and Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer

      6. CAM and Treatment Side Effects

        1. Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer
        2. Can Medical Marijuana or CBD Help With Prostate Cancer?
        3. Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment: Side Effects
        4. Prostate Cancer Treatment and Hair Loss
        5. Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction
        6. Prostate Cancer: Urinary Incontinence
        7. Prostate Cancer and Fertility: What You Should Know
        8. Prostate Cancer: When to Go to the Emergency Room

      7. Lifestyle Interventions During Treatment

        1. Managing Prostate Cancer
        2. Prostate Cancer: Dealing with Fatigue
        3. Prostate Cancer Pain Control Chart
        4. Prostate Cancer Pain: A Guide for You and Your Family
        5. Eating Right With Prostate Cancer
        6. Prostate Cancer and Exercise

    7. Remission & Recurrence

      1. Can You Keep Prostate Cancer From Coming Back?
      2. If Prostate Cancer Comes Back
      3. Treating Recurrent Prostate Cancer
      4. Second Cancers After Prostate Cancer

    8. Living With

      1. Living Your Best With Prostate Cancer
      2. A Healthy Sex Life After Prostate Cancer

    9. Support & Resources

      1. Prostate Cancer: Resources
      2. How Advanced Prostate Cancer Affects the Family
      3. Palliative Care for Advanced Prostate Cancer

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