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How serious is prostate cancer?

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Prostate cancer is frequently slow-growing and slow to spread. For many men, prostate cancer is less serious than their other medical conditions. For these reasons, and possibly because of earlier detection of low-grade prostate cancers, prostate cancer has one of the highest survival rates of any type of cancer. read more

Prostate cancer, although common, is often treatable if caught early. It is one of the slower growing cancers, so most often, people can live for many years with prostate cancer. However, all cancers are to be taken seriously and, if allowed to progress to advanced stages, can be deadly. read more

For example, certain types of prostate cancer are confined to the prostate, are slow-growing and are unlikely to affect your life expectancy. Some types are more aggressive, more likely to spread and may cause serious illness and lead to death unless treated. read more

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