What are the factors that predispose to prostate cancer?

At present, the medical community is still inconclusive about the cause of prostate cancer, which has caused great trouble in the treatment of prostate. If the cause is not known, doctors cannot recommend specific treatment. However, summarizing years of clinical cases, medical experts have put forward some factors that cause prostate cancer, which have been widely recognized. Below, let's take a look at what are the causative factors that cause prostate cancer.

1: Age factor.The older you get, the higher your chances of developing prostate cancer.

2: Genetic factors. People who have prostate cancer in their blood relatives have a higher chance of getting prostate cancer than the general population. In other words, about 9% of patients with prostate cancer have a family history.

3: Hormonal factors. Most prostate cancer cells have male hormone receptors on their surface, and without the stimulation of male hormones, prostate cancer cells will shrink and degenerate. It can be said that the more male hormones are produced, the more chances of developing prostate cancer. It is also for this reason that people who have been castrated or have poor testicular dysplasia 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.

4: Dietary factors. If you eat a lot of saturated fatty acids in your diet, be careful. Saturated fatty acids are predisposers of prostate cancer.

5: Infectious factors.Long-term, chronic bacterial or viral infections can greatly increase the chances of prostate cancer visitation.

6: Environmental factors. Cadmium contamination in the environment also increases the risk of prostate cancer.

Probably affected by various factors, more and more people in China are suffering from prostate cancer, and the incidence remains high. Medical experts remind all male friends to pay attention to the various triggers of prostate cancer, and try to avoid these factors in life to protect their health.