Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces pigment in the skin.
Statistically, the probability of having a prostate cancer present with a PSA of between 4 and 10 is around 22 per cent. Once the PSA level rises above 10, the probability goes up to the order of 64 per cent.
A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove samples of suspicious tissue from the prostate. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland in men that produces fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. During a prostate biopsy a needle is used to collect a number of tissue samples from your prostate gland.