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Prostate Cancer
The prostate is a gland that covers the top portion of the urethra: the tube that drains the bladder of urine. Its main function is to produce seminal fluid that helps transport sperm during sexual intercourse. Fortunately, an enlarged prostate doesn’t usually happen in men under forty.
The causes of prostate cancer remain elusive despite decades of research. But what doctors do know is that changes in prostate cells happen at the DNA level. This is also the genesis of all or most forms of cancer.
When abnormalities happen in the DNA, cells begin to divide and grow more rapidly than normal cells, which overpower normal cells and cause them to die.
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men in the U.S. right behind non-melanoma skin cancer and the second leading cause of death behind lung cancer.
One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and approximately 35, 000 men die from the disease each year.
But you can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer through diet and exercise.
Diet and Prostate Cancer
The benefits of having a healthy diet should be a no brainer. Eating healthy food reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer as well as…
