Prostate is an organ that only men have. It is located underneath the bladder and it surrounds the urethra, a tube where men pass urine and semen through. The prostate has a similar shape and size to a walnut and its main job is to make some of the fluid that carries sperm, called semen.
Prostate cancer is the most common, non-skin, cancer in America. Around 1 in 8 men in England will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. It mainly affects men over the age of 50 and the risk of getting it increases when you get older. Younger men can also develop it, however this is rare. Men with most prostate cancer diagnosed are between 70 and 74 years old. If in a men’s family history prostate cancer has occurred, he is more likely to get it himself, as we inherit the genes of our parents and some of the genes inherited might be fault and therefore be likely to cause prostate cancer. You are more likely to get it if one of your relatives had it, especially when they were diagnosed when they were younger than 60, or also when one of your relatives had breast cancer, as this is often linked to fault genes called BRCA1 or BRCA2. Black men are also more likely to get prostate cancer (1 in 4) than men of other ethical cultures, even though the reasons for this are not clear. No one knows exactly how to prevent prostate cancer, however a healthy lifestyle should decrease your potential of getting it.
There are different ways that prostate cancer can be treated. Treatment isn’t always necessary. If prostate cancer is at an early stage and does not yet cause symptoms it gets monitored, also known as ‘watchful waiting’. If the cancer is more developed and already spread to other parts of the body it often cannot be cured and the treatment then involves relieving the symptoms. Using treatments, such as surgery removing the prostate, radiotherapy and hormone therapy, cures some cases of prostate cancer.
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Prostate cancer is the most common, non-skin, cancer in America. Around 1 in 8 men in England will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. It mainly affects men over the age of 50 and the risk of getting it increases when you get older. Younger men can also develop it, however this is rare. Men with most prostate cancer diagnosed are between 70 and 74 years old. If in a men’s family history prostate cancer has occurred, he is more likely to get it himself, as we inherit the genes of our parents and some of the genes inherited might be fault and therefore be likely to cause prostate cancer. You are more likely to get it if one of your relatives had it, especially when they were diagnosed when they were younger than 60, or also when one of your relatives had breast cancer, as this is often linked to fault genes called BRCA1 or BRCA2. Black men are also more likely to get prostate cancer (1 in 4) than men of other ethical cultures, even though the reasons for this are not clear. No one knows exactly how to prevent prostate cancer, however a healthy lifestyle should decrease your potential of getting it.
There are different ways that prostate cancer can be treated. Treatment isn’t always necessary. If prostate cancer is at an early stage and does not yet cause symptoms it gets monitored, also known as ‘watchful waiting’. If the cancer is more developed and already spread to other parts of the body it often cannot be cured and the treatment then involves relieving the symptoms. Using treatments, such as surgery removing the prostate, radiotherapy and hormone therapy, cures some cases of prostate cancer.
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