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(Encyclopedia) prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men in the United States, second only to skin cancer, and as a…prostate gland
(Encyclopedia) prostate gland, gland that is part of the male reproductive system. It is an organ about the size of a chestnut and consists of glandular and muscular tissue. It is situated below the…Huggins, Charles Brenton
(Encyclopedia) Huggins, Charles Brenton, 1901–97, American surgeon and urologist, b., Halifax, N.S., M.D. Harvard Univ., 1924. He was a professor at Arcadia Univ. at the time of his retirement in…prostatitis
(Encyclopedia) prostatitisprostatitisprŏsˌtətīˈtĭs [key], inflammation of the prostate gland. Acute prostatitis is usually a result of infection in the urinary tract or infection carried by the blood…urethra
(Encyclopedia) urethraurethray&oobreve;rēˈthrə [key], canal in most mammals that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body; in the male it also serves as a genital duct. The…geriatrics
(Encyclopedia) geriatricsgeriatricsjĕrēăˈtrĭks [key], the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the…palmetto palm
(Encyclopedia) palmetto palm or palmettopalmettopălmĕtˈō [key] [Span.,=little palm], common name for palm trees of the genera Sabal and Serenoa, ranging from the sandy pinelands of the S United…A Hall of Famer On and Off the Field
An interview with Len Dawson, Hall of Fame quarterback and prostate cancer survivor by Mike Morrison In 1999, an estimated 179,300 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United…Rudolph Giuliani
New York's mayor announces cancer diagnosis by Beth Rowen Giuliani announces that he has prostate cancer at a news conference on Thursday, April 27, 2000. (AP Photo) Related Links New Cases of…May 2012 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of May 2012…Trending
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