Prostate cancer
The prostate is defined as a gland and muscle in the males located just below the bladder and in front of the inner wall of the rectum. The prostate is made up of real prostatic tissue and a more solid fibrous substance on the outer side called the prostate membrane. The prostate gland can cause cancer for many reasons. In this article, with some of the factors resulting from it, in addition to a group of treatments to get rid of it
Causes of prostate cancer
- Age: People over 50 years of age have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer.
- DNA: If a family member has cancer, such as a father or a brother, this increases the risk of infection.
- Hormone imbalance: Toastosterone is the factor that plays a major role in the proliferation of prostate cells, without which cancer can not arise and spread.
- Dieting contains fat: A diet that contains a high proportion of fat, and free of vegetables and fruits will increase the incidence of prostate cancer.
Complications of prostate cancer
- Very difficult urination.
- Urine exit, then stopped more than once during urination.
- The presence of blood in the urine, in addition to its presence in the semen.
- Swelling in the legs.
- Feeling unable to sit and rest in the tub.
- Feeling very tired in the bones, and the appearance of large fractures in them.
- Continuous pressure on the spine.
- Fear and anxiety.
- The incidence of depression throughout the day.
- Cancer is spread significantly in other areas of the body.
- Erectile dysfunction, and total sexual dysfunction.
- Feeling burning in the urine.
- Feeling severe aches in all areas of the body such as: shoulders, legs, abdomen, and back.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy: Is a treatment with drugs that will slow down the proliferation and proliferation of cells, or stop completely, as this affects the treatment of cells that multiply quickly.
- Hormonal therapy: It is a group of drugs that significantly help to lower the level of male hormones, and is used in advanced local cases, or in the widespread cases of prostate cancer.
- ‘ Surgical treatment: Which is through surgical procedures and the removal of the tumor from the prostate, and the eradication of the surrounding natural tissue, to reduce the possibility of relapse of cancer.
- Radiotherapy: By directing high-energy x-rays to the affected organ, which can damage cancer cells and thus eliminate them. Radiation therapy also helps prevent cancer cells from spreading.