Dr. Strum has cared for patients with prostate cancer for over 15 years, and has been a major participant in prostate cancer patient advocacy groups. The objective of the PCRI is to educate patients and their families about prostate cancer and its treatment. This includes new advances in diagnosis, treatments, available resources, leading edge treatment centers and assistance in treatment choices. Understanding his disease and treatment aids the patient in his everyday care. We also have a web site, which includes listings of available educational booklets, videos and also links to other prostate cancer web sites.
Prostate cancer is a malignancy.
We theorize that some genetic predisposition exists in men such that this process becomes activated at an earlier age. In the usual case, prostate cancer appears to be an age-related phenomenon. In other words, if we examine men who have died from reasons other than prostate cancer, we will find telling results. There was a study published regarding the autopsy of men ranging from 29 to 89. In the study, they found an age-related rise in the finding of prostate cancer in these men, who had died from other causes.