The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient with prostate cancer. Which of the following is not true concerning prostate cancer?
Explanation
• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American males.
• Difficulty urinating is an early symptom of prostate cancer as well as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The incidence increases with age, particularly among men over 50 years old.
• The digital rectal exam may demonstrate an asymmetrical
• Almost all prostate cancers develop from gland cells. The term for cancers that start in gland cells is adenocarcinoma.
• The false answer choice: The prostate specific antigen is a lab used in screening for prostate cancer, but is not specific for prostate cancer alone and is not a diagnostic test.