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Definition of Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the base of the urinary bladder and is responsible for helping control urination as well as forming part of the semen. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death of males in the U.S.

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Common Misspellings: prostate canser, postate cancer, postate canser, prostrate cancer, prostrate canser

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