Dr. Robert Turesky

Well, the prostate is a small organ, walnut-sized organ, contributes to various biological functions, sexual development in men. It's critical for hormone development, influences various biological functions, bone development, growth. And fortunately, since it is associated with hormone cancer, men are susceptible to this disease.

Well, the prostate is a small organ, walnut-sized organ, contributes to various biological functions, sexual development in men. It's critical for hormone development, influences various biological functions, bone development, growth. And fortunately, since it is associated with hormone cancer, men are susceptible to this disease.

So particularly after the age of 50, when men become most susceptible because cancer prostate cancer, like many other cancers, is an age-related disease. Men have to get, like women with breast cancer, need to be screened annually for early signs of prostate cancer.

So particularly after the age of 50, when men become most susceptible because cancer prostate cancer, like many other cancers, is an age-related disease. Men have to get, like women with breast cancer, need to be screened annually for early signs of prostate cancer.

Yeah, it's a very prevalent cancer throughout the world. It occurs in the Countries more prominently, for instance, in Western Europe, United States, the Caribbean, than other parts of the world.

Yeah, it's a very prevalent cancer throughout the world. It occurs in the Countries more prominently, for instance, in Western Europe, United States, the Caribbean, than other parts of the world.

Again, whether this is due to genetic factors or environmental or dietary is still an area of research that's being extensively investigated by epidemiologists and people as myself who do a lot of exposure assessments on potential cancer-causing agents in the diet environment.

Again, whether this is due to genetic factors or environmental or dietary is still an area of research that's being extensively investigated by epidemiologists and people as myself who do a lot of exposure assessments on potential cancer-causing agents in the diet environment.

I don't have those statistics. in front of me. Most cancers have plateaued off. I believe that there's more prevalence of some of the lethal prostate cancers, particularly in African-American men, because there is a hesitancy to either get tested annually, screened annually, or for biological susceptibilities that they're at higher incidences.

I don't have those statistics. in front of me. Most cancers have plateaued off. I believe that there's more prevalence of some of the lethal prostate cancers, particularly in African-American men, because there is a hesitancy to either get tested annually, screened annually, or for biological susceptibilities that they're at higher incidences.

I don't know that that number has increased or not globally for all types of prostate cancers.

I don't know that that number has increased or not globally for all types of prostate cancers.

It's a very common cancer, yes. I mean, it should be screened annually.

It's a very common cancer, yes. I mean, it should be screened annually.

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Well, yes and no. Again, I want to emphasize that I'm a PhD. I'm not a clinical physician. Fortunately, many prostate cancers are slow growing. You're correct when you do state that they are more or less contained through either irradiation or surgical treatments. many men who have been identified with prostate cancer can live a long, fulfilled life.

Well, yes and no. Again, I want to emphasize that I'm a PhD. I'm not a clinical physician. Fortunately, many prostate cancers are slow growing. You're correct when you do state that they are more or less contained through either irradiation or surgical treatments. many men who have been identified with prostate cancer can live a long, fulfilled life.

But prostate cancer, like many other cancers, there can be metastasis to other organs. And that's when additional treatment or hormonal therapy, reducing testosterone, which is kind of like the driver, the gasoline that moves the car, that can They can fuel growth.

But prostate cancer, like many other cancers, there can be metastasis to other organs. And that's when additional treatment or hormonal therapy, reducing testosterone, which is kind of like the driver, the gasoline that moves the car, that can They can fuel growth.