Mas Yus Health. Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the prostate gland. The disease is common in men aged over 70 years and in all men aged over 90 years. Prostate cancer is rarely found in men aged less than 40 years.
prostate cancer is the leading cause
No. 3 cancer deaths in men and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men over 74 years. The cause is unknown, although several studies have shown a link between a diet high in fat and elevated levels of testosterone.
Symptoms
Most prostate cancers do not cause symptoms because of its spread is very slow. In some cases, newly diagnosed prostate cancer after spread to the bone (especially the pelvic bones, ribs and spine) or to the kidneys (causing kidney failure.) Painful bone cancer and brittle bones become so susceptible to fractures (broken bones).
Although early symptoms are not apparent, in most patients with prostate cancer often found some signs. Among other things, usually water still dripping urine, pain when urinating, pain when ejaculating, lower back pain, pain when passing stool, and weight loss.
Treatment
No one has found a patent medicine for this disease. But scientists are developing a new drug called Abiraterone as a drug for prostate cancer.
