Prostate cancer is the second most often diagnosed cancer and internationally the sixth foremost cause of cancer death in males, as of 2011. Within the United States it is the most common form of cancer in men with 186,000 new cases and with an overall 28,600 deaths in 2008, and it is the second leading kind of cancer-related death in men. The widespread threat that prostate cancer poses against men across the globe cannot be understated, and its initiation and progression must be understood in order to truly comprehend its implicated risks and possible forms of treatment. As its name implies, prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate gland located in the male reproductive system. Its progress starts when standard semen-secreting prostate gland cells mutate into cancer cells. Although its developments may start at the prostate gland, cancer cells may metastasize to other parts of the body through circulation systems such as the lymph nodes. The main sites of metastasis for prostate cancer include the adrenal gland, the bones, the liver and the lungs. Although there are treatments available for prostate cancer, there is no definitive cure. The primary goal of this project was to find an alternative form of treatment, which is what will be necessary to combat this cancer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ucf.edu/oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:honorstheses1990-2015-2833 |
| Date | 01 January 2014 |
| Creators | Zelaya, Rainel |
| Publisher | STARS |
| Source Sets | University of Central Florida |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | HIM 1990-2015 |
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