Prostate Cancer Risk in Men

Patterns of life and bad environment increases the risk of disruption of male reproductive organs. How to stay healthy? Among men, prostate cancer is a health disorder that should watch out. The prostate is a sex gland found in men only. Its function is to produce sperm / semen and keep the sperm to stay alive.

Prostate gland the size of a walnut seed. It is located below the bladder surrounding the base of the urinary tract. In performing its functions, the prostate gland requiring hormone testosterone produced by the testicles (testes).

The prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the prostate gland. Prostate cells grow abnormally is not controlled so that damage surrounding tissue. Prostate cancer is rare in men below 40 years. Most patients were aged over 50 years. However, does not mean that young men do not need to beware. Just so you know, cancer is spreading very slowly and most do not cause symptoms.

Although the cause is not clear, it is noted there are several possible risk factors for prostate cancer. Among them:
- Genetic
So the higher risk if there are relatives who proved to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. If a father or brother with prostate cancer, meaning high risk.

- Patterns of consumption
From various research disclosed, diet can influence the increase in the likelihood of someone suffering from cancer, whatever kind. Indeed, nutrition experts said 80-90 percent of cancer cases associated with food consumed. Various studies, the risk will increase when a person consume daily high-fat diet.

- Lifestyle
Smoking and drinking alcohol is suspected to trigger prostate cancer. In addition, often have multiple sexual partners also opened the chance occurrence of cancer-causing virus infection transmitted through sexual contact.

- Environment
Industrial workers who come into contact with metal while cadmium (batteries preservative), as well as other chemicals at high risk of prostate cancer.

In the early stages, prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms, but often arise at a later stage symptoms / complaints such as:
1. Frequent urination, especially at night.
2. Must be straining to urinate.
3. Difficult to hold back urination.
4. Can not urinate at all.
5th. Painful urination / hot.
6. There was blood in the urine and semen.
7. Pain when ejaculating.
8. Pain / ft in area buttocks, pelvis, and groin.

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