The excerpt below is from a series of articles on cancer of the prostate …

The most common age group to be affected by prostate cancer is men aged over fifty years of age. The rate in which people are likely to become affected by prostate cancer varies greatly world wide, a demographic study has shown that the men most likely to suffer with prostate cancer are those from the United States of America, followed by men of European descent and the least likely to become affected are men of African and Asian descent.

There are treatments available to combat cancer of the prostate gland, some of these are more invasive than others, as you will find.

The first method of treatment is just active surveillance; this involves carefully monitoring the situation to see how quickly the cancer is growing. Active surveillance, also known as watchful waiting, is normally the treatment given when an older man is the person suffering and the more invasive treatments may have less benefits to the patient than the outcome.

A prostectomy is another treatment that can be done, although this requires invasive surgery and means removing the prostate. The problem with a prostectomy is the side affects a patient may have; these are impotence and urine incontinence. The incontinence is normally a small amount of leakage caused if a person laugh or sneezes, but the impotence is a constant issue.

Read the full article here: Prostate Gland Cancer