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  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 ...

  T he n o r m al b r e a s t A wom a n ' s b r e a st is m a de up of g l a nds ( ca ll e d lo b ul e s ) th a t m a ke b r ea st milk, du c ts ( sm a ll tub e s th a t car r y m i lk fr om the lobul e s to the nippl e) , fa t t y a nd c on n e c tive tissu e , blood v e ss e ls, a nd l y mph ( p r onoun ce d l i m f ) v e s s e ls. Most b rea st ca n c er s b e g in in the ce lls th a t line the du c ts ( du c t a l ca n ce r ) , some b e g i n in the lobul e s ( lobul a r ca n c er) , a nd a sm a ll numb e r st ar t in oth e r tissu e s.   What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant (cancer) tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. It is found mostly in women, but men can get breast cancer, too. Here we will only talk about breast cancer in women. The lymph system of the breast Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped groups of immune system cells (cells that fight infections) that are connected by lymphatic vessels that carry a clear f...