Health Care and Costs

Health Care and Costs

Prostate cancer is a cancer affecting the prostate; a gland in the reproductive tract of man. The cancer develops from the prostate tissue when cells mutate and multiply itself uncontrollably. The prostate is one of the male sex glands, located below the bladder (the organ that collects and empties urine) and in front of the rectum (the last part of the intestine). Each year, more than 40,000 men are affected by prostate cancer. If it is detected early, the better it is processed. Doctors recommend its screening after 50 years. The gland is ...