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Rickman's doctors determined that the best option would be to remove his prostate, an operation that occurred at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026 High dairy intake is also associated with adverse health effects including a higher risk of prostate cancer, Willett, who is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said.—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 Adams, 68, shared in May that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026 Adams announced his prostate cancer diagnosis during a livestream in May 2025.—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prostate
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Etymology
New Latin prostata prostate gland, from Greek prostatēs, from proïstanai to put in front, from pro- before + histanai to cause to stand — more at pro-, stand
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