Prostate Cancer Myths and Facts
1. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer, and accounts for 9% of cancer-related deaths in men. The American Cancer Society estimates that during 2008, about 186,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. 30% of prostate cancers occur in men under age 65. About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only 1 man in 35 will die of it. More than 2 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.
2. Different prostate problems sometimes have similar symptoms. For example, one man with prostatitis and another with BPH may both have a frequent, urgent need to urinate. A man with BPH may have trouble beginning a stream of urine; another may have to urinate frequently at night. Or, a man in the early stages of prostate cancer may have no symptoms at all.
3. One prostate problem does not lead to another. For example, having prostatitis or an enlarged prostate does not increase the chance for prostate cancer. It is true that some men with prostate cancer also have BPH, but the two conditions are not automatically linked. Most men with BPH do not develop prostate cancer. But because the early symptoms for both conditions could be the same, a doctor would need to evaluate them. It is also possible to have more than one condition at a time. This confusing array of potential scenarios makes a case for all men, especially after age 45, to have a thorough medical exam that includes the PSA test and DRE every year.
4. The PSA blood test determines whether you have cancer of the prostate. The test measures how much of a protein essential to human reproduction, PSA (prostate-specific antigen), is in your blood. PSA turns your gelatinous pre-semen into a liquid, thus supporting ejaculation. If your PSA is below 4, most doctors agree that you needn’t be tested again for a year. During annual tests, remember that it is normal for your reading to go up by a few tenths of a point every year. In general, only a drastic increase in PSA (an increase of at least 0.75 points or 20 percent) is considered a reason to worry. This test is recommended on an annual basis for all men over 50 (and for men above 45 if there is a family history of prostate problems)
5. Over 100 million men in the world suffer from symptoms of BPH (Prostate Enlargement). By the time you are 60, there is a 50% chance that you’ll have BPH. By the time you are 85, there is a 90% probability that you’ll have BPH.
6. Prostate Cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death in men. 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer during their lifetime
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I have indeed seen studies that indicate this is correct. Think of it as a periodic house-cleaning that gets rid of toxins.
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i guess anything that comes out of the body as much as possible, except blood, gets rid of a lot of unnecessary cells.
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no…ok well yes
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Look it up on-line but I am sure it’s a fact. Don’t gay men have a lower risk than straight men to get prostate cancer because we’re massaging it and hitting it? I don’t know but my prostate should be well taken care of because I c*m everyday!!
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i did read that somewhat
Frequent sexual intercourse and masturbation protects men against a common form of cancer, suggests the largest study of the issue to date yet.
The US study, which followed nearly 30,000 men over eight years, showed that those that ejaculated most frequently were significantly less likely to get prostate cancer. The results back the findings of a smaller Australian study revealed by New Scientist in July 2003 that asserted that masturbation was good for men.
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Clearing all that out during masterbation is healthy for your prostate. I can’t say that it would "prevent" prostate cancer because there are other factors too. It is good for the prostate. Masterbation is totally normal.
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Frequent ejaculation prevents prostate cancer?
I’ve heard this somewhere but don’t know if its an accepted fact or just an urban myth –
btw -on first thought, I would have thought it would be the opposite!