Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the prostate gland.

Prostate cancer is very common.
Microscopic examination of prostate tissue after surgery or at autopsy showed the presence of cancer in 50% of men aged over 70 years and in all men aged over 90 years. Most cancers do not cause symptoms because of its spread is very slow.


CAUSE
The cause is unknown, although several studies have shown an association between diets high in fat and elevated levels of testosterone.

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and No. 3 is the leading cause of cancer kematin in men over 74 years. Prostate cancer is rarely found in men aged less than 40 years.

Men who have a higher risk for prostate cancer is a black man aged over 60 years, farmer, painter and cadmium exposure.
The lowest incidence was found in Japanese men and vegetarians.

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