Overview Of Prostate Cancer

Causes

While it is currently unclear what causes prostate cancer, many doctors believe it begins with abnormal cells in the prostate gland. Abnormal cells, which live longer than healthy cells, are generated when the cell’s DNA causes them to grow and divide quicker than healthy cells. The accumulation of abnormal cells may cause the formation of a tumor, which can grow to sizes that then invade nearby tissue. Prostate cancer spreads when abnormal cells break off from the tumor and spread to other parts of the body aside from the prostate gland.