prostate cancer
male reproductive organ cancer
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Summary
prostate cancer is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,839 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: male reproductive organ cancer[3], prostate neoplasm[4], prostate disease[5], disease[6]
- Commons category: Prostate cancer[7]
- ICPC 2 ID: Y77[8]
- Afflicts: prostate[9]
- Symptoms and signs: frequent urination[10], back pain[11], odynorgasmia[12], pelvic pain[13], erectile dysfunction[14], bone pain[15], weight loss[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Prostate cancer[17]
- Medical examination: Kallikrein related peptidase 3[18], positron emission tomography[19], medical ultrasonography[20], prostate cancer screening[21]
- Anatomical location: prostate[22]
- Described at URL: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150086[23]
- ICD-9-CM: 185[24]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3343[25], C7378[26]
- Health specialty: oncology[27], urology[28]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ethinylestradiol[29], finasteride[30], flutamide[31], mitoxantrone[32], chlorotrianisene[33], etoposide[34], nilutamide[35], bicalutamide[36], diethylstilbestrol[37], cisplatin[38], 17β-estradiol[39], leuprolide[40], estramustine[41], hydroxycarbamide[42]
Why It Matters
prostate cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]