Converse of object

• shrink: Shrinking the prostate brought benefits like reducing the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and urinary retention and need for surgery.

• remove: All patients had prostate size measured by the weight of the surgically removed prostate.

• include: Total removal would include the prostate, adding risks of incontinence and impotence.

• have: By the age of 50, 3 out of 4 American men already have an enlarged prostate.

• inflame: A more frequent urge to open the bowels ( due to pressure from inflamed prostate ).

• protect: The researchers think that resveratrol may protect the prostate and be responsible for decreasing the risk of prostate cancer.

Adjective modifier

• enlarged: By the age of 50, 3 out of 4 American men already have an enlarged prostate.

• healthy: In a healthy prostate the vast majority of the PSA is incorporated into the prostatic fluid which becomes part of the ejaculate.

• normal: The normal prostate can usually be felt on the floor of the pelvic canal by digital examination of the rectum.

• large: However, the neck of the bladder may be obstructed by a large prostate, causing difficulty in urine flow.

Modifies a noun

• cancer: I was told I had a 60 % chance of having prostate cancer in December 2002 at the age of 36.

• gland: Only a part of the prostate gland - not the whole gland is removed, in order to relieve urinary symptoms.

• biopsy: Approximately 2 out of 3 men who have a prostate biopsy will not have prostate cancer.

• enlargement: There are also several chapters focusing on different causes of urinary incontinence such as neurologic injury or prostate enlargement.

• hyperplasia: Part 1 - What are the causes of prostate hyperplasia?

• brachytherapy: Prostate brachytherapy would then not be an appropriate treatment for your early stage disease.

Noun used with modifier

• serum: The ratio of free to total serum prostate specific antigen and its use in differential diagnosis of prostate carcinoma in Japan.

• cancer: Prostate cancer Prostate cancer tends to grow slowly and does not spread for many years or even decades.

• stage: A UK trial looking at gene therapy for early stage prostate cancer closed in October 2004.

• early-stage: Brachytherapy using transrectal ultrasound guidance for seed implantation is promising in terms of freedom from biochemical failure in selected patients with early-stage prostate cancer.