Prostate Cancer Pictures

Taking a closer look at prostate cancer pictures can help make you a more informed patient. A number of prostate cancer images have been compiled to give you a better idea of the progression of the disease.

Digital Rectal Exam

One of the first procedures associated with prostate cancer is the rectal digital exam, which detects any prostate cancer warning signs.

As part of your exam your doctor will feel around with his finger looking for irregularities with respect to size, hardness, and abnormal bumps.

Enlarged Prostate

If by chance your prostate is larger than normal but there doesn't seem to be any other problems, including high PSA scores, you may only have an enlarged prostate.

As your prostate gets too large aka BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), swelling can occur in this region.

As the size of your prostate gland increases, urination may prove more difficult.

Cancerous Prostate Gland

Once the progression of prostate cancer has started, your prostate may resemble the following picture.

There is a noticeable difference in smoothness and texture between an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer Cross Section

A cancerous prostate gland cross section.

Prostate Cancer Under Microscope

Under microscope, your cancerous prostate may look close to the image below.

A significant difference can be noted between the healthy top image and cancerous bottom image.

Stages of Prostate Cancer

If you progress through the stages of prostate cancer, the cancerous cells will eventually take over more tissue around the prostate gland.

Hopefully the preceding pictures have given you a basic knowledge about it's progression.

If the pictures cause you some uneasiness, the survival rate for prostate cancer may be of comfort. The prognosis with prostate cancer is quite favorable for a long and happy life.