A man with BPH is more likely to get bladder cancer. BPH isn't just prostate enlargement, it is prostate enlargement more than normal. A man who lives to the age of 75 is likely to develop some amount of BPH. BPH tends to close off the urethra a bit, leading to more frequent urination. Question 10 (6 points): Select the three choices that are true about prostate cancer:

1. More aggressive forms of prostate cancer can metastasize throughout the body.
2. Prostate cancer tends to cause an increase in the volume of semen since there are more prostate cells secreting fluid.
3. Prostate cancer does not typically press on the urethra or interfere with micturition.
4. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer.
5. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men.
6. Prostate cancer typically differs from benign prostatic hyperplasia in being an overgrowth of prostate gland cells rather than just being an enlarged prostate gland.

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