Prostate Cancer Causes And Risk Factors – Some Interesting Revelations You Didn’t Know About

If the knowledge that is currently available to the medical and scientific research community at this time is anything to go by, that is no such thing as a specific prostate cancer cause because the mechanisms that lead to the development of the disease are still unknown.

However several risk factors have been identified that increase the chances of developing the disease. For instance, the risk of a man developing prostate cancer has now related to his age, genetics, race, diet, lifestyle, medications, and other factors that may vary based on location of something.

AGE: The primary risk factor for prostate cancer is however is the age the person in question. Prostate cancer is uncommon in men less than 45, but becomes more common with advancing age. Specifically, only about one in 10,000 men under age 45 are ever diagnosed with the disease, while about 65% of men that make it over 65 years old will be diagnosed with the disease. According to the American Cancer Society, the average age at the time of diagnosis is 70.

GENETICS: Second on the list, genetics certainly contributes to prostate cancer risk. For instance, a man who has a close (blood) relative who has been diagnosed with the disease in the past has been determined to have twice as much risk of developing the adenocarcinoma as a man who has never had anyone in his family diagnosed with the disease. The risk likewise increases arithmetically as more people in the same family are diagnosed with the disease.

AFRICAN AMERICANS: In the United States African American men as twice more likely to develop prostate cancer than men of almost any other race in the country. Asiatic men, according to the ACS have the lowest rate of prostate cancer in the country, while Hispanics follow closely. Whites are situated somewhere in between, sealing the argument in favor of race being contributory as a factor of prostate cancer incidence.

DIET as a prostate cancer risk factor is getting ever more prominent. Various foods have been implicated as causal factors for the disease, while others have been outlined as reducing the risk of prostate cancer by substantial percentages.

Low intake of vitamins and high intake of processed foods; high fat diets and red meat; and the consumption of dairy products to which vitamin A palmitate has been added increase the risk of prostate cancer.

However a vegetable rich diet with a lot of fruits, tomatoes, and yes, pepper, has been depicted by authoritative bodies and helpful in lowering prostate cancer risk… and fish oils too. Fish oils also help.

Click to See some of the foods allegedly bad for prostate cancer.

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Eggs Increase Prostate Cancer Risks? New Study Suggests So

If you have been in the habit of eating too many eggs, perhaps it’s time to change that habit? Or not?

We just found the below news article about a study conducted by experts which led to the conclusion that eating as many as 3 eggs daily could significantly increase one’s chances of having prostate cancer.

Read the news article yourself below to see whether eggs can increase prostate cancer risks or not:

CAMBRIDGE – University scientists released shocking news about egg consumption being linked directly to increased risk of getting prostate cancer.

In the United States in 2007 (the most recent year for which numbers are available), 223,307 men developed prostate cancer, and 29,093 men died from the disease.

As such the recent news that egg consumption increases the risk of this type of cancer is alarming and the message should be heard loud and clear.

According to scientists from the prestigious Harvard University, men who consume at least 2 1/2 eggs per week, are 80 percent more likely to contract prostate cancer.

Egg consumption is directly linked to increased risk in prostate cancer, according to Harvard University scientists

A study involving 27,000 men, who’s daily eating habits were tracked over a period of 14 years, brought the shocking discovery of the connection between egg consumption and increased cancer risk to light.

Scientists also discovered that consuming poultry, red and processed meats did not increase the prostate cancer risk.

The high levels of cholesterol and choline presence in eggs could be the cause for the increased cancer risk.  Choline is a substance that assists the functioning of cells in eggs.

Cancer expert Sarah Williams states that “there have been earlier studies to establish a connection between egg consumption and an increase in prostate cancer, but the findings were contradictory.”

Other experts who were informed about the results of the study, are not totally convinced that eggs are the culprit but state that ‘unhealthy eating habits’ could be the cause of the prostate cancer risk increase.

Doctors have always recommended that individuals should not consume more than three eggs per week because the high cholesterol levels in eggs could lead to increased heart attacks and strokes. Read more here.

Whether this study should be taken seriously or not remains to be seen.

As always, we will continue to keep our readers up to date on these and other developing stories on prostate cancer.

And as we always say – don’t stop learning as much as you can about this condition. Remember to always do your due diligence and always talk to your doctor, whether or not egg increases prostate cancer risks.

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors – Video

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Video

 

While we have written a lot of articles on this website about what the risk factors or this cancer is, we are sharing a video on this page that also talks about this.

The below video talks more about the risk factors and why it’s important to go for early tests.

Of course, the most important reason is that early tests help to detect the condition in good time. And this early detection leads to very high changes of effective results from the treatments.

That said, watch the below Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Video to learn more.

 

 

 

 

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