The prostate is composed of acinar glands and the corresponding ducts placed in a radial fashion, with the stroma containing blood vessels, lymphatic system and nerves. 95% of prostate cancers are acinar adenocarcinomas.



The genetics of prostate cancer are not widely known. Researchers have begun to identify genetic markers and warning signs of prostate cancer. For example, the Hereditary Prostate Cancer 1 (1 HPC), a gene detected in 1996 appears to significantly predispose men to prostate cancer when mutated, thus it is now considered one of the major warning signs of prostate cancer. The reproductive system is the one affected by prostate cancer. The age prevalence of patients with prostate cancer is the 6th or 7th decade, with the average age of prostate cancer diagnosis of prostate cancer being 71.

Warning signs of prostate cancer: Prostate cancer can be asymptomatic in early stages or advanced stages of the disease. Digital rectal exams show the swelling or irregularities of the prostate. Patients with prostate cancer have a hard consistency of the prostate, localized or diffuse. Specific symptoms include the obstruction of the bladder orifice. Prostate cancer patients have acute urinary retention and rarely they notice blood in the urine or sperm. There migh also be a urinary tract infection or bone pain, weight loss, anemia, shortness of breath, lymphedema and lymphadenopathy.

The causes of prostate cancer are still unknown but there were identified some risk factors. Incidence increases with age. Prostate cancer is rare under the age of 40 years and is primarily a disease of men after 65 years of age. Some foods seem to have a protective effect. A 9 year study published in 1995 suggests that tomato products protect against prostate cancer probably because tomatoes are rich in a substance called Lycopene.

Lycopene is an antioxidant, a chemical agent that inhibits cellular oxidation processes. Excessive cellular oxidation can be hazardous to health because it produces molecules called free radicals. Also, preliminary results of a study in Finland show that in the long term, moderate doses of vitamin E as an antioxidant can prevent prostate tumor growth.

So if you are young (and restless) for the moment you need not worry about prostate cancer, but what you can do is gather information on the prevention of this disease and on the elements that favor its occurrence. You might also want to change your diet and lifestyle, not only to prevent prostate cancer, but also against other horrible and possibly fatal diseases that can attack you at any moment if you are not one to take care of your body.

For example, some of the best things you could do are to quit smoking and quit drinking. Really! The benefits outweigh the discomfort you might be feeling when you first quit, and in time you will be feeling a whole lot better in your own skin. Try it. You have nothing to lose an everything to gain. Add to that the fact that smoking, with the new EU and US regulations, is becoming a pretty expensive habit, and also a nasty one, and the money you spend on cigarettes could be used to achieve higher, and why not healthier, goals.