prostate cancer
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- noun
- /ˈprɒsteɪt ˈkænsər/
- Specialized
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cáncer de próstata
- We look at the pros and cons of testing for prostate cancer and the implications for treatment.
- prostate cancer screening
- men with prostate cancer
- prostate cancer patients
So that was like the first prostate cancer drug that extended life.
- So that was like the first prostate cancer drug that extended life.
- Following on from this, what is the risk of prostate cancer with using TRT long term?
- Mike died of prostate cancer just six weeks ago.
- Is there any increased risk of say prostate cancer or other forms of cancer?
- There is some there's hypotheses that link estrogen to prostate cancer rather than testosterone.
- I got, I had the test and I had prostate cancer.
- So we have a different pattern for colorectal and prostate cancer.
- They no longer restrict testosterone replacement for prostate cancer patients.
- And the other men who take the test, nine of them who don't have prostate cancer will nonetheless test positive on this test.
- He he go OK, terminal prostate cancer.
- Why did the company decide to develop its it's product initially for prostate cancer?
- So prostate cancer is, is something a lot of men are trying to avoid.
- And that good news is prostate cancer, as cancers go, is actually a relatively tame cancer.
Examples
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A little while after, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Support in the workplace for men with testicular or prostate cancer is crucial in helping promote a full recovery.
Academic text (2010) -
Mike died of prostate cancer just six weeks ago.
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Is there any increased risk of say prostate cancer or other forms of cancer?
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Therefore, the risk of developing prostate cancer does rise with age.
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We know, for example, that young men do not tend to present with prostate cancer.
Academic text (2015) -
"In the United States, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men.
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Cancer Research UK estimates that about 250,000 men are currently living with prostate cancer.
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Even with further investigations, it is not always easy to identify slow-growing prostate cancer from more aggressive forms.
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The average age of diagnosis of prostate cancer in the United States is 72.
Synonyms
A cancer that starts in the gland cells of the prostate
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'prostate' (the prostate gland) + 'cancer' (a malignant tumor), i.e. cancer affecting the prostate. This follows a regular noun–noun/adj–noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Prostate cancer names the disease that starts in the prostate gland. The word prostate comes from a Greek phrase that means 'stands in front of' because the small gland sits in front of the bladder. The word cancer comes from a Latin word that means 'crab' because old doctors thought some tumors spread like a crab's legs, so the name simply shows it is a cancer of the prostate.