Background:
# 1 cancer in men, no risk factors, not associated with sexual history,
increased risk with increasing age in adult
Symptoms: asymptomatic, bone pain -
usually in lower back, difficulty urinating, few early symptoms
Screening: Annual digital rectal exam
over age 50 (detect palpable prostatic mass or abnormality); annual
serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA blood test), and consider
acid phosphatase
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