Baldness before the age of 45 is alert to prostate cancer

The National Cancer Institute in Maryland has found that men who have a tendency to become bald before the age of 45 are more likely to develop prostate cancer later in life. The results of this study may help doctors predict prostate cancer in the future.

The researchers analysed baldness in 39,000 men between the ages of 55 and 74 and asked them to describe the receding hairline and hair loss at age 45 in pictures.The average follow-up was 2.78 years, and there were 1138 cases of incidental prostate cancer, of which 571 were aggressive. The average age at the time of diagnosis of prostate cancer is 72 years.

The results showed that those men who developed forehead and moderate crown baldness at age 45 did not have a significantly increased overall risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of non-invasive prostate cancer did not change compared to those without alopecia. However, they had a 39% higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer than those without hair loss.

The incidence of prostate cancer is also related to those factors

1. Age. The older a man is, the higher the chance of developing prostate cancer.

2. Environment. Studies have shown that cadmium contamination in the external environment increases the risk of prostate cancer.

3. Infection. Long-term, chronic bacterial or viral infections can greatly increase the chances of prostate cancer visitation.

4. Diet. A high intake of saturated fatty acids in the diet, which can be a trigger for prostate cancer, increases the risk of prostate cancer.

5. Heredity. People with family members and friends who have prostate cancer are more likely to develop prostate cancer than the general population, in other words, about 9% of prostate cancer patients have a family history of prostate cancer.

6. Hormone levels in the body. The more male hormones people have, the greater their chances of developing prostate cancer. It is also for this reason that people who have been castrated or have underdeveloped testicles since childhood will not get prostate cancer, but it is believed that no man is willing to pay this price in exchange for staying away from prostate cancer.