An introduction to the prostate cancer-Part 1 016


A. Presentation

Cancer is an important part of human history, from as early as 1500 BC in ancient Egypt. As most people expected, the first cases of cancer suspected to be caused by the gods of ancient civilizations under other theories without real scientific approach were. Unfortunately for the patient, it was not until the twentieth century that real progress in cancer research made.

Today we know that our body what to grow billions of cells that divide rapidly during infancy us; Come and share in the event of an accident or replace old cells when they reach adulthood. The cells can also divide uncontrollably, and all types of cancer in different parts of the body instead, which unfolds. cellular damage and DNA repair or not to die, as usual, continue to share feverishly, thereby spreading the damage around the DNA of new cells - cancer cells.

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Exclusive men and prostate begins to grow, while the person is still in the womb, an advanced age. From there is the same size or the growth is slow, does not depend on the presence of male hormones androgens, the important fact is, the famous testosterone in the testicles; to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), is converted, which, when indicating the prostate growth.

The prostate produces part of the seminal fluid, which supports the sperm, and the rest is produced by the seminal vesicles behind. The urethra runs through the center of the prostate, a Party may continue to grow older than men and lead to a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH. This condition results in problems of the passage of urine through the prostate, the pressure pushes the urethra. BPH is not cancer, and, fortunately, does not lead to cancer, taking into account, it is becoming more common.

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Some forms of cancer that may develop prostate cells, but most of the time develops from the cells of the prostate gland, and is called adenocarcinoma. Although the result is that the vast majority of prostate cancer treated the work with this particular type of prostate cancer.

Many older people, and even some young people die of other causes of prostate cancer and had reported for many years, showing that does not mean that his presence or weakens a person anyway.

Prostate cancer may start as a precancerous lesion, but it is not mandatory for physicians. Some of these conditions are:
Following in the next section

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