A diagnosis of prostate cancer

While some types of prostate cancer grow slowly and may need minimal or no treatment, other types are aggressive and can spread quickly. If prostate cancer is detected early when it’s still confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. Prostate cancer usually grows slowly and initially remains confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. But diagnosis and treatment of prostate health cancer have gotten much better in recent years. A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be scary not only because it can be life-threatening, but also because treatments can cause side effects such as bladder control problems and erectile dysfunction. Prostate cancer is cancer of the small walnut-shaped gland in males that produces seminal fluid, the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.