title: Epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer is more common in men over the age of 65 years. There are 15% cases with positive family history of prostate cancer Worldwide. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among the U.S. men. Prostate cancer incidence is strongly related to age with the highest rates in older man. Globally millions of people are suffering from this disease. This study aims to provide awareness about prostate cancer as well as an updated knowledge about the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Eastern Medicine and Surgery, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan E-mail : daniyaldani151@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniyal
authors.forename: Zamir Ali
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Asif
authors.forename: Sabira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sultana
authors.forename: Asmatullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen