Common issues of this type include heart disease, prostate problems, and hypertension. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, in American men. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that during 2006 about 234,460 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States.It is estimated that eighty percent of men who reach the age of eighty will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is easily treated if it is detected early in the disease’s progression. Typically, the progression of prostate cancer is quite slow, and many people can live with the disease for years without experiencing any symptoms.
Some of prostate cancer Symptoms:–
- Increase in urination frequency, specially at night.
- Difficulty in starting urination with painful or burning sensation
- Painful ejaculation
- Blood in urine or semen
- Pain or stiffness in the back, hips, or upper thighs
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often called “the silent killer” because it is usually asymptomatic until a heart attack or stroke occurs. For this reason, everyone should receive regular blood pressure screenings regardless of age or sex. Hypertension can be treated via medication and/or by change in lifestyle if caught early enough.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, in American men. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that during 2006 about 234,460 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States.It is estimated that eighty percent of men who reach the age of eighty will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is easily treated if it is detected early in the disease’s progression.
There are certain common men’s health problems that are treatable if caught early enough, but can be permanently debilitating or even fatal if they are not detected until symptoms make themselves known. Common issues of this type include heart disease, prostate problems, and hypertension.
Heart disease is the most common killer of both men and women in America. If heart disease is detected before major damage to the heart muscle has occurred then treatments are available. Taking medication and by following a physician approved program of diet and exercise means that men can live a full and long life, even with heart disease.
