As you age, the size of the prostate changes; during puberty the prostate grows rapidly due to the rise in male hormones, such as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and testosterone. (“American Cancer Society”, 2015) With it the average size of a walnut, the prostate gland is located between the bladder and the penis, and is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate secretes fluids that nourishes and protects the sperm. Additionally, there are three main diseases associated with the prostate, including prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. There are five grades to the prostate cancer, according to the Gleason Score. This determines how aggressive the cancer is. In grade one, the cancer resembles normal and are
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With that said, “Prostate cancer is an aggressive growth of malignant cancerous cells in the prostate that can be fatal.”(Cramer, 2015) Furthermore, prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in men and is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths among men. Multiple factors, including race/ethnicity, geography, family history, gene changes, diet, obesity, and smoking are all associated with the development of prostate cancer. However, some risk factors can be changed like your diet and your weight, while others cannot history and your race. One of the major risk factors that is associated with prostate cancer is the patient’s …show more content…
In addition, more than 15% will develop invasive prostate cancer. Broken further down, 1 out of 38 between ages 40-59 and 1out of 7 men with ages between 60-79. (Cramer, 2015) Cramer continues to explain that “Men who have prostate cancer when they are younger often have compounding genetic and possible environmental factors that stimulate aggressive prostate cancer.” (2015) A final statistic from Skinner, Gangnon, & Boardman research shows the biggest picture on how age is the strongest predictor of pancreatic cancer risk, showing the rates increasing from about 10 out of 100,000 per year at age 50 to 80 out of 100,000 per year at age 80. All together, according to The American Cancer Society, they estimate that in 2015, prostate cancer in the United States will treat 220,800 new cases and there will be about 27,540 deaths. On the other hand, about 2.9 million men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime are still alive.
With that said, “Prostate cancer is an aggressive growth of malignant cancerous cells in the prostate that can be fatal.”(Cramer, 2015) Furthermore, prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in men and is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths among men. Multiple factors, including race/ethnicity, geography, family history, gene changes, diet, obesity, and smoking are all associated with the development of prostate cancer. However, some risk factors can be changed like your diet and your weight, while others cannot history and your race. One of the major risk factors that is associated with prostate cancer is the patient’s …show more content…
In addition, more than 15% will develop invasive prostate cancer. Broken further down, 1 out of 38 between ages 40-59 and 1out of 7 men with ages between 60-79. (Cramer, 2015) Cramer continues to explain that “Men who have prostate cancer when they are younger often have compounding genetic and possible environmental factors that stimulate aggressive prostate cancer.” (2015) A final statistic from Skinner, Gangnon, & Boardman research shows the biggest picture on how age is the strongest predictor of pancreatic cancer risk, showing the rates increasing from about 10 out of 100,000 per year at age 50 to 80 out of 100,000 per year at age 80. All together, according to The American Cancer Society, they estimate that in 2015, prostate cancer in the United States will treat 220,800 new cases and there will be about 27,540 deaths. On the other hand, about 2.9 million men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime are still alive.