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Benign - No cancer.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - Enlargement of the prostate which is not cancerous and often results in difficulty with urination. The incidence correlates with age.

Biopsy - Sampling of tissue.

Bone scan - A radiologic imaging study that utilizes a radioactive compound that is injected into a vein to identify abnormalities in the skeleton.

Bowel sounds - Gurgling noises made from normal movement of the intestines; these contractions are temporarily halted after surgery and/or anesthesia

Brachytherapy - In radiotherapy, treatment with ionizing radiation whose source is applied directly into an organ that has cancer. For prostate cancer, this consists of radioactive seed implantation directly into the prostate.

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