About the symptoms of prostate cancer you might guess, if you look closely at the hair. It turns out that they contain valuable information about men’s health.
Prostate cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm among men. Every year with this disease are facing more than 100 thousand Russians, according to statistics. This means that every eighth man in our country gets sick prostate cancer in a given period of time. Most often these tumors are found in men over the age of 50, and aging cancer risk increases. The disease affects a small gland located in the pelvic region that is responsible for the production of seed – adhesive white liquid, mixed with sperm.
Scientists recently found that early hair loss can be one of the warning signs of prostate cancer. In fact, if the representatives of the stronger sex the process of loss of hair starts after 20, they are twice as likely to encounter these tumors. The relationship is explained by the influence of hormones called androgens, which are associated with male focal hair loss, and tumors of the prostate. Androgens play an important role in the development of androgenetic alopecia, known as male alopecia baldness and prostate cancer. Of course, this does not mean that all experiencing early hair loss men will get sick.
Other common symptoms of prostate cancer include frequent urination, especially at night, difficulty urinating, a weak urine stream, feeling of inadequate emptying of the bladder, the appearance of blood in the urine and semen. Again, even these signs do not necessarily mean that the person has a tumor of the prostate. The fact that this gland increases with age in the amount due to a benign condition called BPH. It also causes similar symptoms. (READ MORE)