Apr
Fitness & Health
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, with it being the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Many prostate cancers grow slowly and are confined to the prostate gland. A cancer in a man’s prostate, a small walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid.
A man’s prostate produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum, surrounding the urethra – the tube that carries urine out of the bladder.
Who is at risk
Scientists don’t yet know why, but men of African descent are over 75% more likely to develop prostate cancer compared with white men, and 2.2 times more likely to die from the disease.
5 warning signs
- Bone pain (due to spread)
- Symptoms from compression of the spine
- Painful urination or ejaculation
- Sudden erectile dysfunction (trouble in getting an erection)
- Blood in urine or semen
Types
- Benign growths
These are noncancerous growths and rarely a threat to life - Malignant growths
These are cancerous growths that can be life-threatening
Treatment
1. Surveillance
Active surveillance: Monitoring cancer closely by carrying out examinations
Watchful waiting: Relies mainly on the changing symptoms in men
2. Localized therapy
Surgery involves the removal of the prostate gland (prostatectomy)
3. Radiation therapy
Cryotherapy is the use of very cold temperatures to freeze and kill the cancerous cells
4. Focal therapy
Drug therapies that spread throughout the body to destroy cancer cells involve
6. Chemotherapy
Avoid prostate cancer
It is important for men of all ages to test for prostate cancer as this cancer may damage nerves and muscles near the prostate as well as the bladder and bowel.
Visit your nearest doctor today for your digital rectal examination (DRE) or PSA blood test.
Organizations to contact:
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/basic_info/what-is-prostate-cancer.htm
https://www.uclahealth.org/urology/prostate-cancer/what-is-prostate-cancer
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I fear for my life,thank you for these articles
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We really need to hear of articles like this one. They are very encouraging. Prostate cancer is a silent painful killer!
Thank you for this article is so informative and helpful I will share the information with my friends .
Guys, this is probably the most uncomfortable exam a man can undergo (for woman its pretty much anything during a visit to a gynae), but at the same time it is definitely one of the most important tests. Early detection of any cancer is key to the successful treatment, so go and get it done.
Most doctors will first do a PSA test, and if the results for that are abnormal, will send you to a urologist for the rectal exam.
However this happens, GET tested.
This article is so informative and helpful I will share the information with my friends and family. Modern men need to be aware of prostate cancer.
I am glad that this has been brought up to show many guys that experimenting with your body is not TABOO😉.
Well articulated. My great uncle passed on due to prostate cancer he was 95 last year. It was devastating news to everyone and as a young black male i didn’t quite understand till now that i have read this article. Thank you so much
These are the type of informative articles that are so pertinent for the modern man. Knowledge about ones body and discussing health risks often identifies a problem just in time. Well done team for this piece.