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If you know the truth about prostate cancer, you can better prevent against developing it.
Cancer will more than likely affect you or someone you love...how much do you really know about it?
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Kidney cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys. Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects). It also includes Wilms tumor, which is a type of kidney cancer that usually develops in children under the age of 5.
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Radiation therapy treatment planning
This slide show from the Mayo Clinic will guide you through the process of planning for radiation therapy. Before you begin external beam radiation treatment, your radiation therapy team carefully plans every aspect of your treatment in a process called radiation simulation. Radiation therapy treatment planning usually involves positioning your body, making marks on your skin and taking imaging scans.
Prostate cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men.
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Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can be scary. It can lead you to fear, panic and hurried decisions. You may feel that you need to make a quick decision and begin treatment right away. But, most prostate cancer is slow growing, so there's usually no need to rush. In this guide, you'll watch a Mayo Clinic urologist answer frequently asked questions about the treatments available for prostate cancer. You'll also see and hear from four men, each of whom chose a different treatment option. See what option(s) best fit you.