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THE 3 GENERAL TYPES OF PROSTATE CANCER JUST TO KEEP IT SIMPLE

with your age, you have an “optimal” choice for your prostate
cancer surgery. You can do radiation or a prostatectomy, and
your urologist will discuss all the options that are best for your
situation.
Now you know why I call this challenging organ the Trickster.
If I say prostate, every man will hear “cancer.” The most common
solid organ cancer in men is prostate cancer. The prostate has
a simple role in the human anatomy and that is to produce
the liquid part of the ejaculate along with seminal vesicles that
secrete fluid that are partially composed of semen. The Trickster
is like the man with a briefcase full of diamonds because it
stores the sperm that are ejaculated and sews your seeds for
life! Taking out the prostate is difficult both emotionally and
physically because it renders you infertile. But you can still have
an orgasm, so the party is not completely over yet. Hallelujah!
I did have another question for the Dick Doctor, and it was
just idle curiosity. I wanted to know what the youngest and
oldest age was of men in which he had to remove the prostate.
The youngest guy he operated on was 38 years old. That just
broke my heart. Evidently, he had a history of prostate cancer
in his family. The oldest was 76.
The average age for dealing with prostate cancer is in your
60s. It can start earlier, depending on your family history or just
plain bad luck. The key to dealing with the prostate is to visit
your urologist on a regular basis and stay ahead of the game to
improve your odds of beating this horrible disease.
So, with all this information, I had to ask the Dick Doctor
about the research behind prostate cancer and where we are

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