4.22.2009

Prostate cancer with genetic factors

May occur every man of prostate diseases, especially those over 50, you may not know that prostate cancer mortality rate has been slowly climbing the main cause of death for men.

Reported that a group of scientists from Sweden, the 5595 long-term observation of the father and found that, like prostate cancer and breast cancer with genetic characteristics, if the father in the 70-year-old has previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer, then his son the chance of prostate cancer than the general were 2.5 times higher, if the father is until after the age of 70 prostate cancer, his son the chance of prostate cancer 1.5 times higher than ordinary people. Even worse, if a close relative in the family for more than two at the same time suffering from prostate cancer, then the relatives of people suffering from prostate cancer the opportunity to raise the 14-fold.

Early prostate cancer treatment is not difficult, but, once developed into a late development of cancer cells treated well.

Experts recommend that men over the age of 50 should be a health check every year, which should add a prostate examination, simple blood test can also be used for diagnosis PSA antigen, a family history of prostate cancer should be particularly careful.

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