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[Sergio]

Prostate is considered by some the second heart of a man.
At least specialists say that a stable erection is totally dependent on a healthy prostate.

Here are some facts about Prostate Cancer from the medical encyclopedia:

Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system.


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

The cause of prostate cancer is unknown, although some studies have shown a relationship between high dietary fat intake and increased testosterone levels. When testosterone levels are lowered either by surgical removal of the testicles or by medication, prostate cancer can slowly get better.

There is no known association with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages and is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over 75 years old. Prostate cancer is rarely found in men younger than 40.

Men at higher risk include African-America men older than 60, farmers, tire plant workers, painters, and men exposed to cadmium. The lowest number of cases occurs in Japanese men and those who do not eat meat (vegetarians).

Learn more about prostate cancer from:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prin ... 000380.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer

[BigBecka]

I found this on the WKA website, and thought the guys on this site might be interested:

Whole milk = Prostate cancer?

A Harvard health study recently showed a link between dairy product consumption and prostate cancer. The researchers established that the risk of prostate cancer increased by 1.3 times when the consumption of dairy products - particularly whole milk - equaled more than 2.5 servings a day. Compared to smoking, which increases lung cancer possibility by 15 times, these odds do not seem that large, but any increase in risk of cancer has to be SERIOUSLY considered. (Reuters Health, 11.9.00)

http://www.wka.co.uk/Health_Fitness/nutrition.htm

Now, I was supposed to be surfing for health tips for me...

[rely_73539]

The prostate begins to develop before birth and keeps on growing until a man reaches adulthood. Male hormones (called androgens) cause this growth. If male hormone levels are low, the prostate gland will not grow to full size. In older men, though, the part of the prostate around the urethra may keep on growing. This causes BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) which can result in problems with urinating. But BPH is not cancer.

Some doctors believe that prostate cancer begins with very small changes in the size and shape of the prostate gland cells. These changes are known as PIN (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia). Almost half of all men have PIN by the time they reach 50. In PIN, there are changes in how the prostate gland cells look under the microscope, but the cells are basically still in place -- they don't look like they've gone into other parts of the prostate (like cancer cells would). These changes can be either low-grade (almost normal) or high-grade (abnormal).

If you have had a prostate biopsy that showed high-grade PIN, there is a greater chance that there are cancer cells in your prostate. For this reason, you will be watched carefully and may need another biopsy.

For further information you can visit this site:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conte ... p?rnav=cri

[irahat]

Thanks! those were some really nice information one must know..!!