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homeTable of ContentsMedical Words
Understanding Your Prostate
What Your Test Results Mean
Treatment Choices
Things to Ask Your Doctor
After Your Treatment
Education and Support Groups
A Choice and A Journey
 
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Biopsy • Doctor snips a small piece of tissue, which is looked at closely under a microscope.

Bladder • Pouch inside your body where urine is stored. When the bladder is full, you feel like you need to pass your urine.

Bone scan • An imaging procedure to tell if prostate cancer has spread to the bones.

Bowels • The long tube in the body that holds bowel movements.

Brachytherapy • Type of internal seed radiation sometimes used to treat prostate cancer. The seeds are inserted through the area underneath the testicles.