#PROSTATE #CANCER: SCREENING is the START of a CURE
W H A T I S PRO S T A T E CAN C ER? T he p r o s tate The p r ost a te is a g l a nd f o und on l y in m a l e s. As s h own in the pi c tu r e b e low, the p r ost a te is just b e low the bl a dd e r a nd in fr ont of the r ec t u m. The si z e of the p r ost a te v ar i e s with a g e . I n y ou n g e r m e n, it is a bout the si z e of a w a ln u t, but it ca n be mu c h l a r g e r in old e r m e n. The tube th a t c arr i e s u r ine ( the u r e th ra ) r uns th r ou g h the ce nt e r of the p r ost a t e . The p r ost a te c ont a ins c e lls th a t m a ke some of the f luid ( s e m e n) th a t p r o t ec ts a n d nou r ish e s the sp er m. The p r ost a te b e g ins to d e v e lop b ef o r e bi r th a nd k e e ps on g r owi n g until a m a n b ec om e s a n a dult. M a le ho r mon e s ( c a ll e d a nd r o g e ns) s u c h a s t e stost er one c a use this g r owth. The p r ost a te usu a l l y s t a y s a