The causes of prostate cancer, although they have identified risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing the disease. The most interesting are those who, like diet, you can modify.

Age: The chance of having prostate cancer is rare before age 40, but increases significantly after 50. Over 80% are diagnosed in men over 65 years.

Race: more common in black men.

Nationality: more common in North America and northwestern Europe and less common in Asia, Africa, Central and South America. …read the rest of this entry»

Prostate cancer is the second most common tumor in men, behind lung cancer.Throughout the world about 700,000 new cases diagnosed per year, representing 11.7% of all male tumors.

In Spain some 13,300 cases are detected annually, representing almost 14% of all tumors in men. Annually our country occur in about 6,000 deaths this diagnosis (10% of all cancer deaths among males)

Compared with other developed countries, the Spanish rate is low (36 new cases per 100,000 population), but the disease shows an upward trend since the 90s. …read the rest of this entry»

Joaquin Carballido

1. Lately they have increased my desire to urinate, where until recently could stand for hours without going to the service. Is it a symptom of something?

To properly answer this question is very important to know the age of the person who raises, because the symptoms when urinating, and specifically the increased frequency may be due to many causes. Prominent among them the benign growth of the prostate, urinary infections, some processes associated with aging itself and, less commonly, diseases tumorales. Tampoco forget that if the disturbance is transient may be related to some change in habits life or drug therapy initiated by any cause, regardless of prostatic disease. …read the rest of this entry»

It is a malignant tumor that develops in the prostate gland. It consists of uncontrolled growth of prostate cells. This means, among other things, that the prostate, because of its location, press on the bladder and urethra by preventing the normal urine output.

Most prostate cancers grow very slowly, although some do it quickly, they can even spread.

The prostate is a glandular organ, the size of a walnut, found in men and situated around the neck of the bladder and urethra, in front of the rectum. Some liquid, whitish and viscous, which is mixed with sperm at the time of ejaculation. …read the rest of this entry»

Most basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell cancers are cured by minor surgery. There are several types of surgery used as the location and type of tumor.

Simple excision: The tumor and a portion of surrounding tissue are removed by scalpel. Then sew the edges.

Cryosurgery: Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze and thus destroy malignant cells. Today is only indicated in actinic keratoses (precancerous lesions). …read the rest of this entry»

Nonmelanoma cancer

Stage 0: squamous cell carcinoma in situ, or Bowen’s disease, is the initial stage of squamous cell carcinoma. This cancer affects only the epidermis.

Stage I: Cancer is no more than two centimeters and no lymph nodes or other organs.

Stage II: Cancer is more than two centimeters but has not spread to lymph nodes or other organs.

Stage III: Cancer has spread to adjacent deep tissues such as bone, muscle or cartilage, and / or regional lymph nodes. There is involvement of distant organs.

Stage IV: The cancer can be any size and has spread to organs such as brain or lungs. …read the rest of this entry»

The physician will present symptoms that the patient’s skin and health history.

When suspicion of abnormality is biopsied. With the biopsy the tissue under a microscope to examine the type of cells present.

Depending on where you are altering the skin and in whatever form, so there will be a type of biopsy or another.

Shave biopsy will numb the skin area to be biopsied under local anesthesia and scraping the top layers of skin with a scalpel blade. …read the rest of this entry»

The non-melanoma skin cancer may appear as different marks on the skin. In general, you should consult any stain that grows, changes shape or color, especially if it darkens. Also, if bulges, itches or bleeds.

Basal cell carcinomas appear as red areas, flat or scaly areas or small waxy, shiny and translucent to the relief which may bleed. Can there be a visible irregular blood vessel, or show areas of blue, brown or black.

Squamous cell carcinomas can look like growing lumps, rough surface, or flat and reddish patches of skin that grow slowly. …read the rest of this entry»

The main risk factor for this cancer is overexposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Avoid intense or prolonged sun exposure, trying not to be exposed at times when solar radiation is greatest is the best preventive measure that can be used.

Other forms include using materials that protect those sensitive areas such as the use of hats, sunglasses that absorb UV rays by 99% to 100%, or using appropriate fabrics to cover the skin. Most cheap fabrics that are made with the light colored summer clothes you do not have ultraviolet filters and pass much of this kind of radiation. It should put sunscreen on the trunk if it is to remain long in the sun, even wearing t-shirt. …read the rest of this entry»

The causes of this type of cancer is not fully known. Yes we have studied some factors that influence their occurrence.

Environmental factors
Excessive exposure to the sun influences the production of these cancers. People who work outdoors, such as farmers and sailors, have a higher incidence. Often occur on exposed skin, often in head and neck.

Although sunlight helps synthesize vitamins A and D, overexposure, or sunburn occurs, the risk of developing skin cancer, including malignant melanoma. …read the rest of this entry»