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10-05-2009, 11:00 PM
3 possible Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
With the exception of non-skin cancer melanoma, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. About 35,000 people contract the disease each year. It develops when cells in the prostate beginning to multiply rapidly and uncontrollably. While nobody knows exactly why the prostate cells begin to do this there are a number of risk factors that are strongly associated with this type of cancer. In this article I will be discussing three of these factors in more detail.
1) AGE: ? Prostate cancer usually affects men who are aged 50 and older and is rare in younger men.About two in three diagnoses are men who are aged 70 and over. It is unclear why age is such a major risk factor and why the disease affects men younger. The most logical proposal is that as you age your prostate cells responded both more and more. Therefore, there is a greater chance of getting into trouble during cell replication and causing cancerous tumors.
2) DIET: ? There is some evidence to suggest that your diet can influence your risk of prostate cancer. Eat lots of animal fat and calcium is thought to increase your chances of contracting this disease. On the other hand eat lots of fruits, vegetables and foods that are rich in lycopene (found in tomatoes) and selenium (found in meat, fish and eggs) is thought to reduce your risk of develop this type of cancer.
3) FAMILY HISTORY: ? your family history affects the risk of developing prostate cancer in a number of ways. If your father or brother developed this condition while it increases your chances of getting it too, especially if it happened before 60 years. On the female side of the family, if your mother or sister had already contracted breast cancer while increasing your chances of developing prostate cancer as well, especially if they have contracted breast cancer before reaching 40 . It is not clear why family history has a significant impact, but it has been suggested that a specific inherited gene that has not yet been identified could be responsible.
Unfortunately, most risk factors for this cancer are beyond our control. If after reading this article, you think your chances of developing prostate cancer are particularly high, you should go see your doctor and start taking preventive measures now. If one of the most common types of cancer in men less than 3% of men die from this disease. I hope this article gave you a glimpse at your own risk, but remember even if you are a high risk of disease, the chances of survival are still high.
While every intention has been to make the article accurate and informative, it is intended for general information only. Prostate cancer is very serious, life of danger and you should discuss concerns, treatments or changes in lifestyle fully with your doctor.
Reference Site:
prostate cancer treatment (http://prostate-cancer-treatment-cure.com)
prostatecancerfoundation (http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org)
en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer)
www.cancer.gov (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate)
neworiental (http://www.neworiental.org/publish/portal0/tab1127/info377702.htm)
With the exception of non-skin cancer melanoma, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. About 35,000 people contract the disease each year. It develops when cells in the prostate beginning to multiply rapidly and uncontrollably. While nobody knows exactly why the prostate cells begin to do this there are a number of risk factors that are strongly associated with this type of cancer. In this article I will be discussing three of these factors in more detail.
1) AGE: ? Prostate cancer usually affects men who are aged 50 and older and is rare in younger men.About two in three diagnoses are men who are aged 70 and over. It is unclear why age is such a major risk factor and why the disease affects men younger. The most logical proposal is that as you age your prostate cells responded both more and more. Therefore, there is a greater chance of getting into trouble during cell replication and causing cancerous tumors.
2) DIET: ? There is some evidence to suggest that your diet can influence your risk of prostate cancer. Eat lots of animal fat and calcium is thought to increase your chances of contracting this disease. On the other hand eat lots of fruits, vegetables and foods that are rich in lycopene (found in tomatoes) and selenium (found in meat, fish and eggs) is thought to reduce your risk of develop this type of cancer.
3) FAMILY HISTORY: ? your family history affects the risk of developing prostate cancer in a number of ways. If your father or brother developed this condition while it increases your chances of getting it too, especially if it happened before 60 years. On the female side of the family, if your mother or sister had already contracted breast cancer while increasing your chances of developing prostate cancer as well, especially if they have contracted breast cancer before reaching 40 . It is not clear why family history has a significant impact, but it has been suggested that a specific inherited gene that has not yet been identified could be responsible.
Unfortunately, most risk factors for this cancer are beyond our control. If after reading this article, you think your chances of developing prostate cancer are particularly high, you should go see your doctor and start taking preventive measures now. If one of the most common types of cancer in men less than 3% of men die from this disease. I hope this article gave you a glimpse at your own risk, but remember even if you are a high risk of disease, the chances of survival are still high.
While every intention has been to make the article accurate and informative, it is intended for general information only. Prostate cancer is very serious, life of danger and you should discuss concerns, treatments or changes in lifestyle fully with your doctor.
Reference Site:
prostate cancer treatment (http://prostate-cancer-treatment-cure.com)
prostatecancerfoundation (http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org)
en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer)
www.cancer.gov (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate)
neworiental (http://www.neworiental.org/publish/portal0/tab1127/info377702.htm)