Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) congratulated Dr. Jim Allison on winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine.This Nobel Prize given to him is recognition of his extraordinary research on immunotherapy .It is reported that PCF funded Jim Allison’s work on immunotherapy in prostate cancer in 1997.Alison’s research has given hope and cured thousands of patients.It also widened the field of immunotherapy and precision medicine in the cure of cancer.
What is Prostate Cancer ?
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the prostate, it is called prostate cancer. It is reported by CDC that not including skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men.
All men are at risk for prostate cancer, but African-American men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.
All men are at risk for prostate cancer. Out of every 100 American men, about 13 will get prostate cancer during their lifetime, and about 2 to 3 men will die from prostate cancer.
The most common risk factor is age. The older a man is, the greater the chance of getting prostate cancer.
Some men are at increased risk for prostate cancer. You are at increased risk for getting or dying from prostate cancer if you are African-American or have a family history of prostate cancer.
What Is the Prostate?
The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system, which includes the penis, prostate, and testicles. The prostate is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen. As a man ages, the prostate tends to increase in size. This can cause the urethra to narrow and decrease urine flow. This is called benign prostatic hyperplasia, and it is not the same as prostate cancer. Men may also have other prostate changes that are not cancer.Who Is at Risk for Prostate Cancer?
All men are at risk for prostate cancer, but African-American men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.African-American Men
- Are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.
- Are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than white men.
- Get prostate cancer at a younger age, tend to have more advanced disease when it is found, and tend to have a more severe type of prostate cancer than other men.
Family History
- Men who have a father, son, or brother who had prostate cancer are at increased risk for getting prostate cancer.
- Men with three or more first-degree relatives (father, son, or brother), or two close relatives on the same side of the family who have had prostate cancer may have a type of prostate cancer caused by genetic changes that are inherited.
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Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) congratulated Dr. Jim Allison on winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine.This Nobel Prize given to him is recognition of his extraordinary research on immunotherapy .It is reported that PCF funded Jim Allison’s work on immunotherapy in prostate cancer in 1997.Alison’s research has given hope and cured thousands of patients.It also widened the field of immunotherapy and precision medicine in the cure of cancer.
What is Prostate Cancer ?
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the prostate, it is called prostate cancer. It is reported by CDC that not including skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men.
All men are at risk for prostate cancer, but African-American men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.
All men are at risk for prostate cancer. Out of every 100 American men, about 13 will get prostate cancer during their lifetime, and about 2 to 3 men will die from prostate cancer.
The most common risk factor is age. The older a man is, the greater the chance of getting prostate cancer.
Some men are at increased risk for prostate cancer. You are at increased risk for getting or dying from prostate cancer if you are African-American or have a family history of prostate cancer.
What Is the Prostate?
The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system, which includes the penis, prostate, and testicles. The prostate is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen. As a man ages, the prostate tends to increase in size. This can cause the urethra to narrow and decrease urine flow. This is called benign prostatic hyperplasia, and it is not the same as prostate cancer. Men may also have other prostate changes that are not cancer.Who Is at Risk for Prostate Cancer?
All men are at risk for prostate cancer, but African-American men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.African-American Men
- Are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men.
- Are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than white men.
- Get prostate cancer at a younger age, tend to have more advanced disease when it is found, and tend to have a more severe type of prostate cancer than other men.
Family History
- Men who have a father, son, or brother who had prostate cancer are at increased risk for getting prostate cancer.
- Men with three or more first-degree relatives (father, son, or brother), or two close relatives on the same side of the family who have had prostate cancer may have a type of prostate cancer caused by genetic changes that are inherited.
