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Prostate cancer occurs in the prostate - a small walnut-shaped gland found in men. One in eight men will be affected by prostate cancer. Most cases are low-grade, but occasionally this cancer can be more aggressive. Urologist Noah Schenkman, MD, discusses the symptoms and treatments of prostate cancer.

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Prostate cancer is a very common condition. It's the most common cancer in American men. About one in eight men will be affected with it in their lifetimes.

You have a tumor inside the prostate gland. The prostate gland doesn't have much function, but it does seem to go haywire in men. Most men who get prostate cancer are in their 50s or 60s, but it can go up to your 70s or 80s.

The treatments for prostate cancer include active surveillance. For some low-grade patients, we could just watch them, and that's probably the safest for that group of patients. For patients with more aggressive prostate cancers, their options can include prostate surgery which is usually done robotically here.

There’s also radiation therapy. We have several radiation therapy options. We work closely with our radiation therapy colleagues. There are chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer.

Most patients who have prostate cancer don't have any symptoms, and a lot of it is detected based on annual screening PSA level. That's a blood test that can be used to help detect that. The digital rectal exam can also be helpful.

We offer the full spectrum of prostate cancer care. We have two specialist medical oncologists as well as a radiation oncologist who specializes in neurologic cancer. So as a team, we function very well together and are very collaborative.