The aim of this paper was to find a correlation between elevated levels of testosterone and prostate cancer. The rationale behind this is testosterone is needed for the formation of the prostate. Elevated level are need for adolescent males can form their reproductive system, in which the prostate is included. Also the formation of the adrenal gland is important because testosterone is an androgen that is made it the adrenal gland after puberty. Therefore, some scientists believe that there is a direct correlation between the high levels of testosterone and prostate cancer. However, there are also some researchers that believe the low levels are responsible for the formation of prostate cancer. This paper will focus on the increased in the
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If the prostate becomes too large, it will squeeze the urethra which can cause urine flow to slow are stop. Given that prostate cancer only occur in men, it has been speculated that elevated testosterone levels can cause this form of cancer. Testosterone is studied as a link to prostate cancer is because they are both involved in the reproductive system. Testosterone is the reason the prostate begins to grow in the first place, which is a main reason why researchers believed elevated levels of testosterone cause prostate cancer. Cancer in general is the abnormal growth of cells, so if there is an excess amount of testosterone, there is reason to believe this may lead to prostate …show more content…
Prostate cancer is the number two most common cancer among men, behind lung cancer according to the National Institute of Health and the National Cancer Institute. Even though it is one of the more common cancers, the mortality rate is relatively low. This means the men who are getting this form of cancer typically are not dying from the cancer. Usually the men that get this cancer are dying from causes other than prostate cancer, like old age. The NIH says, of the percent men who acquire prostate cancer, 98.9% of them are living five or more years after their diagnosis. Also the majority of the men that die from prostate cancer, the cancer are metastasized and moved to a different area of the body. Ways to identify if one has the disease is by checking urine flow and having a prostate examination around the age of
If the prostate becomes too large, it will squeeze the urethra which can cause urine flow to slow are stop. Given that prostate cancer only occur in men, it has been speculated that elevated testosterone levels can cause this form of cancer. Testosterone is studied as a link to prostate cancer is because they are both involved in the reproductive system. Testosterone is the reason the prostate begins to grow in the first place, which is a main reason why researchers believed elevated levels of testosterone cause prostate cancer. Cancer in general is the abnormal growth of cells, so if there is an excess amount of testosterone, there is reason to believe this may lead to prostate …show more content…
Prostate cancer is the number two most common cancer among men, behind lung cancer according to the National Institute of Health and the National Cancer Institute. Even though it is one of the more common cancers, the mortality rate is relatively low. This means the men who are getting this form of cancer typically are not dying from the cancer. Usually the men that get this cancer are dying from causes other than prostate cancer, like old age. The NIH says, of the percent men who acquire prostate cancer, 98.9% of them are living five or more years after their diagnosis. Also the majority of the men that die from prostate cancer, the cancer are metastasized and moved to a different area of the body. Ways to identify if one has the disease is by checking urine flow and having a prostate examination around the age of