Prostate Cancer Prevention

Prostate cancer is the intensification of malevolent cells in the prostate, a walnut-sized gland located just below the bladder in men. This gland is responsible for producing about 30 percent of the fluid portion of semen. The general ratio of contracting this disease is one in ten to one in thirteen, and it is largely diagnosed as male cancer. It is also the second most primary cause of male cancer deaths worldwide.

Various studies have proved that about 90% of males over the age of 50years do have some microscopic indication of prostate problems. Like other cancers, the symptoms of prostate cancer are not apparent until the cancer has spread beyond the prostate.

In other words, prostate cancer tends to grow very slowly and takes years to spread, therefore, immediate and belligerent treatment is not advised for older men, apart from observant waiting. This further highlights the importance of regular checkups and blood tests, but the treatment is started only when there is evidence of tumor growth.

Researchers have ruled that prostate cancer is complex as they are yet to determine the full range of factors that cause it along with the specification of appropriate prostate cancer prevention strategies which are safe and most successful.

The explicit treatment plan is dependent of the following factors:

• Patients age,
• Features of the cancerous cells,
• Risk of complications.

Making dietary and lifestyle changes along with precise treatment plan play an important role in the prevention of prostate cancer. As in countries where people tend to eat a lot of saturated fats (such as red meat) are at a higher risk for this disease. Therefore whole grain foods such as brown rice and whole wheat bread with limited salt and a variety of fruits and vegetables including tomatoes help in restricting cancer.

Apart from diet changes herbal therapy in the form of beta-sitosterol can help in maintaining healthy male hormone balance and also reduces the symptoms of an enlarged prostate.

Prostate cancer can be treated by removing the prostate gland before the cancerous cells spread if detected early. However, it is very difficult to advise surgery as it is not possible to predict which cancer would spread and which would not.
Though prostate cancer cannot be cured with the help of conventional medicines once it has spread however, it can be restricted by unconventional and homeopathic treatments

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