related to the digestive system and/or the intestines.
one of many discrete units of hereditary information located on the chromosomes and consisting of DNA.
the biological system which, in males, includes the testicles, the vas deferens, the seminal vesicles, the prostate, and the penis.
the combined genital and urinary systems, also known as the genitourinary tract.
a structure or organ which produces a substance which is used in another part of the body.
name of physician who developed the Gleason grading system commonly used to grade prostate cancer.
a luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analog used in the palliative hormonal treatment of advanced prostate cancer and sometimes in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant hormonal treatment of earlier stages of prostate cancer.
a means of describing the potential degree of severity of a cancer based on the appearance of cancer cells under a microscope; see also Gleason.
enlargement or tenderness of the male breasts or nipples.
the occurrence of blood in the semen.
the occurrence of blood in the urine.
the historical distribution of biological characteristics through a group of related individuals via their DNA.
inherited from one's parents and earlier generations.
the study of the appearance and behaviour of tissue, usually carried out under a microscope by a pathologist (who is a physician) or a histologist (who is not necessarily a physician).
biologically active chemicals that are responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
the use of hormones, hormone analogs, and certain surgical techniques to treat disease (in this case advanced prostate cancer) either on their own or in combination with other hormones or in combination with other methods of treatment.
the sudden sensation of warmth in the face, neck and upper body, a side effect of many forms of hormone therapy.
enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an increase in the number of cells in that organ or tissue; see also BPH.
a technique or method allowing a physician to see something which would not normally be visible.
the biological system which protects a person or animal from the effects of foreign materials such as bacteria viruses, cancer cells, and other things which might make that person or animal sick.
a device which is inserted into the body in order to replace or substitute for an ability which has been lost, for example, a penile implant is a device which can be surgically inserted into the penis to provide rigidity for intercourse.
the inability to have or to maintain an erection.
insignificant or irrelevant; for example, incidental prostate cancer (also known as latent prostate cancer) is a form of prostate cancer which is of no clinical significance to the patient in whom it is discovered.
leaking of or inability to control any substance, but commonly the leaking of or inability to control urine (properly called urinary incontinence).
a reason for doing something or taking some action; also used to mean the approved clinical application of a pharmaceutical drug.
any form of swelling or pain or irritation.
within a particular organ; for example, interstitial prostate radiation therapy is radiation therapy applied within the prostate using implanted radioactive pellets or seeds (see also brachytherapy).
into a vein.
requiring an incision or the insertion of an instrument or substance into the body.
intravenous pyelogram, a procedure which introduces a radioactive substance into the urinary tract in order to allow the physician a superior image of the tract by taking an x-ray.
