Prostate cancer

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/prostate-cancer

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary cell type affected?Acinar epithelial cells
2. What is the key diagnostic markers?PSA levels, Gleason score, TNM staging
3. What is prostate cancer and where does it start?Prostate cancer starts when cells in the prostate gland grow out of control. It usually begins in the acinar cells that make part of the fluid for sperm.
4. How do doctors find out if someone has prostate cancer?Doctors use a blood test called PSA, a touch test called DRE, and a biopsy guided by imaging to look for cancer cells.

Epithelial Cells: Cells that line the surfaces of the body, including organs like the prostate.
Metastasis: The spread of cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body.
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT): Treatment that reduces the levels of male hormones to slow cancer growth.