nearby tissues, as well as through both a patients’ lymph nodes and vessels toward other tissues via the bloodstream.
Regular, and early screening is an imperative, and is the pathway to saving yours and/or your loved ones’ lives. If a diagnosis is made, the next step will be tests to see the cancer’s extent.
Stage 1 prostate cancer signals that the disease is present in the prostate, but hasn’t yet grown beyond it.
Stage 2 reflects that the cancer still hasn’t gone beyond the gland, but the tumor could be in one or both lobes and the cell appearance is increasingly abnormal.
Stage 3 prostate cancer emerges when the cancer appears that it may or may not have spread beyond the gland to the lymph nodes, but has extended through the gland capsule and again, might involve nearby tissues.
Stage 4 prostate cancer is assessed when the diseased cells of course begin in the prostate, but then break off and spread to the lymph nodes and other areas of the body such as to the liver or bones.
While the medical establishment is still unsure of what actually causes stage 4—and for the record there is no cure—there is important research and development achieving results that Black men should be informed of.
Also, be aware that there are at least three subcategories under each of these stages, so be sure to listen closely and ask questions of your doctor to get the most accurate information specific to your case.
Frightening though it may be, stage 4 prostate cancer is not a common diagnosis, but getting screened and catching it as early as possible, and then starting treatment can reduce the symptoms and extend a man’s life.
Of paramount importance, of course, is to have your stage of cancer correctly verified because this is how your best treatment is decided and the rosiest possible outlook achieved.
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