What’s a man must know about Prostate Cancer!
by Fritz
Frei
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What do you know about Prostate Cancer? What must you know about it?
If you are over 55-60 it's can safe your life. Don't go too late to the
doctor and take the chance to learn about this illness. 1
Testosterone and its active metabolite. Dihydro-testosterone are essential
for prostate cancer to develop, but does not actually cause prostate
cancer. Men who are castrated at a young age do not develop prostate
cancer.
2 Prevalence of prostate cancerOne in ten men will develop clinically
significant prostate cancer in their lifetime. It is the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in American males with 250 000 new cases reported
annually. Prostate cancer is second only to lung cancer as a cause of
cancer death in both the USA and the UK. Prostate cancer is rare among
Orientals. It is more common in black than white Americans. The disease
appears to present at a younger age and behave more aggressively in
American blacks. Prostate cancer is common in South Africa and probably
underreported as a cause of death. The exact incidence in South Africa is
not known as no large-scale epidemiological studies have been performed.
It is uncertain whether prostate cancer is more common in South African
blacks as compared to whites. In very old men prostate cancer is not
always clinically significant. Autopsy data indicate a 70% incidence of
prostate cancer in 80 year old men. The majority of these men died with
rather than from prostate cancer.
3 Causes of prostate cancerThere is no single cause of prostate cancer.
The cancer originates in the epithelial cells of the glandular elements of
the prostate. As with most cancers defects in the DNA of the cell are
central to the development of prostate cancer. Multiple DNA defects are
required for cancer to develop. This multi-step process takes place over
time. Some defects can be inherited, while others are acquired during the
patient's lifetime. Prostate cancer is exceedingly rare before the age of
40, but 1 in 8 men between the ages of 60 and 80 years suffer from the
disease. 9% of all prostate cancers are caused by a genetic
susceptibility, probably inherited via chromosome 1. These genetically
related cancers tend to present at a relatively younger age.
4 What is prostatitis?Prostatitis means “inflammation of the prostate”,
and is one of the most common reasons men visiting the doctor in the
western world. It is most common in men over the age of 30, and
particularly in men over the age of 60. While prostatitis is treatable,
diagnosis can be lengthy and not all treatments are successful. This is
partly because the various causes of prostatitis are not fully understood.
There are three main types of prostatitis:
- Acute prostatitis, which develops suddenly and may not be permanent.
- Non-bacterial prostatitis, which may develop suddenly or follow a
slower or variable course. It is now more commonly called chronic male
pelvic pain syndrome because it cannot be proved to be “non-bacterial”,
though a bacterial cause cannot be identified.
- Chronic (bacterial) prostatitis, which develops gradually and may
only have subtle symptoms, though it often continues for a prolonged
period.· asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis - which has no symptoms
at all but results in an inflamed prostate, is sometimes mentioned. It
has been discovered when biopsies are conducted on the prostate to rule
out cancer, and no cancer is found. This is a histological and not a
clinical diagnosis. Prostatitis is often reported on the histological
analysis of TURP specimens when the prostate resection was performed for
symptoms of BPH. If the patient is asymptomatic this histological
finding does not warrant any treatment.
With our next information - we will inform you about the “Symptoms of
prostate cancer” - so you should have a look on this site in the next 2
weeks! If you have any question send us your e-mail.
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