Contents:
- Medical Video: Prostate Cancer - What Symptoms to be Aware of
- The higher the body of a man, the greater the risk of developing malignant prostate cancer
- The risk will be higher if men are tall and obese
- Why does a man's height and size affect the risk of prostate cancer?
Medical Video: Prostate Cancer - What Symptoms to be Aware of
Having a high body is a dream of many men. Because the big body reflects the masculinity and dominance, two characteristics that are considered to be an attraction for the opposite sex. But on the other hand, tall men turned out to have a greater chance of dying from malignant prostate cancer than men who were short in stature. Wow! What is the reason?
The higher the body of a man, the greater the risk of developing malignant prostate cancer
After lung cancer, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men. Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Health Infodatin report, there are approximately 25 thousand Indonesian men affected by prostate cancer per 2013.
Now according to a new study from Oxford University published in BMC Medicine, tall men are reported to be at greater risk of dying from malignant prostate cancer than men who are short in stature.
Every additional 10 centimeters in male height increases the risk for malignant prostate cancer by 21 percent. The study also found that the risk of male death due to aggressive cancer increased 17 percent per 10 centimeters in height. This finding was concluded after observing data from nearly 150 thousand white male participants.
The risk will be higher if men are tall and obese
In addition to height, greater weight is also associated with a greater risk of malignant prostate cancer. Each additional 10 cm in waist circumference is associated with a 13 percent greater chance of developing high-grade prostate cancer and an 18 percent higher risk of dying from this disease. Simply put, the higher and bigger the body size of a man, the higher the chance of developing malignant prostate cancer.
This is not the first time that large size and posture are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Previous research published by the New England Journal of Medicine also found that obesity is a large risk factor for various types of cancer, including prostate cancer.
Researchers say prostate cancer tends to be more deadly in men who are overweight or obese. Although it's not clear why obesity is so closely linked to cancer, researchers argue that obesity can cause chronic inflammation throughout the body, which disrupts hormone levels.
In addition, obese men have lower prostate antigen concentrations and tend to have a larger prostate. This causes the cancer to be more difficult to detect so that it is likely to be found too late, at the deadly end stage.
Why does a man's height and size affect the risk of prostate cancer?
It is not yet clear what the exact reason behind the link between the body is high and the risk of a man having malignant prostate cancer increases
However, a large body posture has long been considered a sign that someone has gone through a process of rapid growth - related to the fulfillment of nutrition at the beginning of the growth period and early puberty. Certain hormones and foods that encourage growth in childhood can increase a man's risk of prostate cancer.
In addition, researchers believe that large tall men have more cells in their body as a whole, as well as larger prostate volumes, making them more susceptible to cancer-causing cell mutations.
But certainly not all big tall men must be at the same risk to face death from malignant prostate cancer. Changing your lifestyle to be healthier and avoiding or stopping smoking are staying as steps to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
