What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?

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User: What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?

Weegy: Increasing age, African-Caribbean ethnicity, family history, obesity, and poor diet are all risk factors for prostate cancer.

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User: How is prostate cancer staged?

Weegy: Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the gland cells of the prostate, which is found only in males.
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User: What is the role of PSA in prostate cancer screening?

Weegy: Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the gland cells of the prostate, which is found only in males.
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User: Describe the treatment options for prostate cancer.

Weegy: Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the gland cells of the prostate, which is found only in males.
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User: How is muscle-invasive bladder cancer managed?

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MsAnnabel

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is managed through a combination of radical cystectomy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and sometimes radiation therapy.

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zabloninzagi

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is managed primarily through radical cystectomy with urinary diversion, often combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and may include bladder-sparing chemoradiation or immunotherapy in select cases.

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MsAnnabel

Treatment options for prostate cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and active surveillance.

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zabloninzagi

Treatment options for prostate cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and active surveillance.

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MsAnnabel

Prostate cancer is staged based on the tumor size, extent of spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes, and presence of distant metastasis, often using the TNM system.

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zabloninzagi

The role of PSA in prostate cancer screening is to detect elevated levels that may indicate the presence of prostate cancer.

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PSA (prostate-specific antigen) serves as a biomarker used in prostate cancer screening to detect elevated levels that may indicate the presence of cancer.

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zabloninzagi

Prostate cancer is staged based on the tumor's size and extent, the involvement of lymph nodes, and the presence of metastasis, often using the TNM system.

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Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is primarily managed with a radical cystectomy (bladder removal).

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