Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and fifth leading cause of death in men. Diet, lifestyle, environment, and genetics are all regarded as risk factors for this deadly disease. Understanding it, and identifying warning signs early are key to controlling—and even reversing—its progression.
Men who suffer from an enlarged prostate gland often experience frustrating and uncomfortable urinary symptoms and sexual difficulties. An overaccumulation of androgens (sex hormones) can promote the unbridled growth of cells in the prostate gland, increasing its size and causing it to block the bladder’s flow of urine. Prostate obstruction can be a result of benign prostatic enlargement (BPH) or prostatic cancer. Although it is quite common among older men, the good news is that the condition is avoidable and even reversible.
