Prostate Cancer forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the...

A cancer originating in glandular tissue. Prostate cancer is most commonly classified as adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

Cancer that is confined to the prostate gland, and therefore considered curable.

Used to describe prostate cancer, which has spread into the tissue outside the prostate capsule.

The active form of the male hormone, testosterone, produced after testosterone is transformed by an enzyme known as 5-alpha reductase.

The freezing of tissue with the use of liquid nitrogen probes. When used to treat prostate cancer, the cryoprobes are guided by transrectal...

A procedure involving the removal of tissue from the body of a patient. Removed tissue is typically examined microscopically by a pathologist in...

Prostate cancer cells which are nourished by male hormones and therefore are capable of being destroyed by hormone deprivation (also known as...