Cancer of the Prostate

By Alex West

The most effective way to combat prostrate cancer is to be knowledgeable about it; that way, if you are diagnosed with it, the chances you have of fighting it off successfully will be much higher.

Research reveals that after lung cancer, prostrate cancer is the number two cause of death among American men.

The symptoms of prostate cancer vary and include the presence of blood in the urine, constant urination, especially at night, pains in the lower back, and pains in the pelvic region.

In spite of the fact that prostrate cancer causes impotence and urinary problems for many people, statistics have indicated a high number of cases where victims have had the cancer removed and have not suffered any of these problems.

The stark reality about prostate cancer is that it affects the male population of America and northwest Europe more than the population of males in Asia and South America.

Prostrate cancer, like other types of cancers involves the rapid spread of cancerous cells over the body. However, unlike other kinds of cancer, it begins in the victim's prostrate glands and results in a walnut sized growth under the bladder.

Prostrate cancer can go years without being discovered because it basically has a slow growth rate and moreover, it takes even more time before the symptoms are exhibited.

Prostrate cancer has been speculated to stem from hereditary origins because intensive study so far reveals that most victims come from a family where the diagnosis is common.

If you want to decrease your chances of being diagnosed with prostrate cancer, then you should eat more of meals that contain a lot of vitamins especially vitamin E; these vitamins eliminate the growth of free radicals that are responsible for triggering prostrate cancer.

It has been discovered by the American Institute for research, that a third of all cancer cases can be prevented with the right diet, exercise and a consistent normal body weight. - 30533

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