Prostate cancer
Introduction:
There are around 200 different types of cancer, which are named after the tissue or organ where the cancer starts. It is very likely for some types of cancer to spread from one tissue to another. This process is known as metastasis. Cancers that have moved from their main sites, or the places where they first showed up, are called secondary or metastatic. The prostate is a part in a man’s reproductive system that can get cancer.
The prostate: The prostate gland is a small, muscle organ about the size of a walnut. It sits in front of the rectum and at the bottom of the bladder. The prostate is about 30 grams thick and covers the urethra, which is the tube that brings pee from the bladder to the body.
The prostate is not necessary for life, but it is important for fertility. The prostate is an exocrine gland that controls which pee to make and releases fluids that help sperm stay alive. It makes a fluid that helps the sperm get to the female ovum or egg and feeds and moves it. When you have an orgasm, it makes the fluids shrink, which pushes them out.
An antigen called prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is released by the prostate and helps the sperm stay liquid. The prostate’s main job is to release seminal fluid, which feeds and moves the sperm to the egg.
Risk factors for prostate cancer: men over the age of 50 are more likely to get prostate cancer, and the chance of getting this type of cancer rises with age.
When compared to white men, black men are more likely to get prostate cancer early than white men.
20% of all prostate cancers are family. These are caused by shared genes that don’t work right together with environmental or lifestyle factors.
Being exposed to high amounts of BPA toxins can also lead to prostate cancer.
Men with HBOC, which is linked to changes in the BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes that fix DNA, are more likely to get a severe type of prostate cancer.
Men who have high amounts of estrogen and testosterone are more likely to get prostate cancer.
When there is inflammation near the prostate, it can damage the DNA of the cells. This makes the healthy prostate more likely to turn cancerous, which starts the growth of prostate cancer.
Some men get prostate cancer when they have a lot of calcium in their bodies.
Men who don’t do any physical exercise every day are more likely to gain weight, which makes prostate cancer grow faster.