Prostate Cancer Causes and Risk Factor

Up until now, doctors still can tell what the exact cause of cancer prostate is. However, a man's risk of developing prostate cancer is related to:

• Age
  Older people in higher risk than the younger one.
  
• Genetic/Race
  Genetic background may contribute to prostate cancer risk, as suggested by associations with race, family, and specific gene variants. In the United States, prostate cancer more commonly affects black men than white or Hispanic men, and is also more deadly in black men.
  
  
• Diet
  Lower blood levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. This may be linked to lower exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, since UV light exposure can increase vitamin D in the body.
  
• Lifestyle
  Western lifestyle which is lack of practice and consume fast food also associated with the increasing of prostate cancer risk factor.
  
• Medications
  Consume some medication may reduce prostate cancer risk factor
  
• and Environmental Factors.

Among prostate cancer risk factor, the primary risk factor is age. Prostate cancer is very uncommon in men younger than 45, however it becomes more common with advancing age. The average age of men that diagnosed with cancer prostate is 70. However, many of them never know they have prostate cancer until do they do medical checkup. In the United States in 2005, there were an estimated 230,000 new cases of prostate cancer and 30,000 deaths due to prostate cancer. Men with high blood pressure are more likely to develop prostate cancer.

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